Fair TIme

Next up on Charlie's trip was the California State Fair.  Showing cows at the fair was a staple of my childhood.  I was glad my kids got to experience it. 

Washing the cows to keep them clean and cool in the heat.

Getting Trixie ready for the show ring.

Getting asked questions about Trixie by the judge.

Parade of cows in the ring.

Nice job Charlie!

The fair is hard work.

 

There is a lot of relaxing time too (with Cousin Ashley).

Charlie like to let Trixie nap on him; he loves her so much.  The pair got a lot of attention from onlookers..."What a cute boy and his cow!" they would say.

Pros at the fair.

Papa Moo made it happen!  Thank you!

Next Stop Modesto

After Tahoe, Charlie visited Modesto and stayed with Grammy and Papa Moo.  So of course cows were involved...

Here Charlie is getting Trixie ready for the fair with a shower

and a haircut.

Tractors are always a given on the farm.

Including grasshopper trapping 

and trench digging.

Summer Adventures Continued

Next was Charlie's turn for his annual trip to California.  This year he was gone a total of three weeks.   He started his adventure in Lake Tahoe with Mimi and Far Far.  Always a fun time by the lake! 

The car ride down was made more fun with a fellow passenger - Tiny (the sibling from the same litter as our two cats)

Always need to catch Crawdads while in Tahoe

Building forts with Tiny

Lake fun

Hiking

 Even more lake fun

Can't get enough of the lake!