April 2024: Congratulations Lorelai and Diesel. Loreli was Grand Champion for Market and Reserve Grand Champion in Fitting and Showing at the Northwest Junior Livestock Show. The were also Reserve Grand Champion in the jackpot during the show. Great job guys!  Diesel was bred by Anna and is out of her show heifer Amora and by BK Direct Deposit 811. He is a registered Angus steer.

April 2024: We had a great time in Reno. Anna and Blondie were Reserve Division Champions and Devo and stood well in her class. Blondie is by Conley Express 7211 and out of Quiet Acres Enchantress 9422.

April 2024: Kaine had a great time in Davenport with Leslie. He made it back to the championship round in showmanship. His orange steer was second in his class and his black RJ steer was third in his class. Ady did great and was 3rd overall progress and 6th overall intermediate. Juju was 2nd and 3rd in market, both of his steers were in the same class.

October 2023: Congratulations to Kale Cordill and his Nile Merit heifer for getting 4th overall and reserve champion in showmanship. Kale’s heifer is BK Horseshoe Belle 202, she is by BK 1676 Stunner 846 and out of BK Belle 339, a daughter of Connealy Confidence 0100.

C201 is out of Foxxy, and Fur Trader, he has some cute markings, I guessing that is coming from the Dakota Gold on Foxxy’s side. Anna took Marvel to the Benton Franklin County Fair. They were Reserve Champion in both Market and Fitting and Showing

C204 is a full brother to C103, “Mo,” shown below from 2021. C204 is out of an Angus cow, a Connealy Confidence 0100 daughter.

C205 is a full brother to 2021 calf, C109. He is out of a Hereford cow, that is a Times A Wastin daughter. He was sold to Bella Holt, and she did great with him at the Benton Franklin Fair 2023. They were champions in Fitting and Showing.

C206 is out of Kade’s Angus cow 202M. 202M is a great cow by BK Danny Boy 908, who is a son of Danny Boy. 

C207 is out of Jaxsen’s cow, 201M, who is also a daughter of BK Danny Boy 908.

July 14-16 we went to the Sagebrush Classic in Colfax. Toni, the kids and the BB Crew headed over earlier. On Saturday we had the steer show. The show went well, Ady, Anna and Kaine made it back to the championship round as standbys. Natalie and Aram both made it back to the Washington Cattle Feeders Class. Kaine and Kade made it through their classes with their steers. On Sunday we started showmanship at 9, so we got up at 5. The kids all did great, Julian was 3^rd overall in Jr, Kaine was 4^th overall in intermediate and Anna was reserve champion in Sr. It was Kaydence’s first time showing ever and her and Fatness did great. Then we had the heifer class. Kasen made it back with his fall Hereford heifer, Kade’s heifer did pretty good for how green she is and coming back from Jr Nationals. Kaine and Kaydence were first in their classes so made it back and Anna was 2^nd with Stormy so 2^nd in her class.

June 30-July 8th, 2023 Toni, Anna, Kaine, Kade and I headed for Grand Island, Nebraska for the 2023 Angus Jr Nationals show with 6 heifers. On Tuesday our McKenna came and took pics of the Team Fitting. Kade, Kacey, Cora and Alyssa were our Team Fitting team. They did really good, we are proud of them. Toni went with Anna back to the house to get dressed for the delegate question and answer session, Anna and Kady were our voting delegates. On Wednesday we started showing with Bred and Owned heifers. Mayhem and Gamora were in the same class and both did really well. They were 5^th and 6^th in their class. On Thursday we had PGS classes, Kade showed Baby Cow in class 5, she danced around like a deer, but looked good in the show ring. Mayhem was 2^nd in PGS Bred and Owned and Gamora was 3^rd, they were 5^th and 6^th in regular PGS, but Mayhem made it back to the championship round, so we were really excited about that. Friday was the bred heifer show. McKenna came back to help fit on Friday. Kade was in class 5 with Roxette the fall heifer. Roxette was a rockstar in the showring. Next was Baby Cow, who was still a deer, was sorted into the top 5 (which is AWESOME) but danced herself into 6^th. Kade did a great job showing her. Next was Electra, who was also a shit show, more so than Baby Cow. Last came Nebula, who did great, we say she was second place in the second tier. Or you could say 7^th, which is also really good.

June 16-17, 2023 we headed to Filer, Idaho for the Angus Regional Show. Friday we had showmanship in the afternoon. The kids did a great job showing and their heifers did well. Saturday was the breeding classes and jackpot steer show. Kaine and Mayhem won their division. Everyone else was first or second in their class. So everyone did great.

On April 15th, Anna, Ben and the BB Crew went to Davenport. They had a great time and the steers did well.

April 4-9, 2023 Anna and I went to Reno. Thursday was showmanship and Anna did a great job, was was called back. Friday was the PG&S class and Anna was 4th in her class and then the Jr Angus show. Saturday was the open show. Anna was running for Western Angus State Queen, so lots of costume changes and running back and forth to the show ring. But we had a lot of fun.

April 8, 2023 Toni, Kaine, Kade and the BB Crew went to Pomeroy, for once the weather was actually good. No snow, no hail, no real rain. Most of the exhibitors showed up and the steers did great. Kaine and Kade, along with their cousins, all showed great. With 75 head entered, there were lots of spectators and people everywhere.

November 5-6, 2022 we went to the Western Showcase in Moses Lake.The wind was howling and there were high wind warnings in effect.  Saturday was the steer show. The judge got stranded in TX due to a lightning storm, so a local guy from Ellensburg filled in. There were 18 classes of steers, so the show lasted all morning and into early afternoon. Marlo brought us all coffees and chai’s in the morning, and I for one needed it. Jolene showed up with 4 boxes of donuts, yeah 4 boxes. We had to tell the kids only two and then wait an hr. Natalie was first in her class, so got to go back into the championship round. Anna and Julian had seconds, so were on standby. We had a great team, that included Jay, McCall and everyone listed above that showed up on Friday. Everyone did a great job showing. Sunday we were up again, we got to sleep in an hr with fallback, so we could have an hr of darkness and despair in the evening. The medium kids got to sleep in since they only had steers, so showmanship after the heifer show. The rest of us got up and washed and got everyone ready to show. The judge made it in from TX. Lane showed up and helped fit. He was a lot of help, and we all convinced him he needed to show in showmanship, since he was already signed up. The kids all showed great. Kade and Baby Cow got second in their class, so were standby in the championship round. Kade, Kaine and Anna all made it back to the championship round in showmanship, Kaine was 5^th overall intermediate.  4^th was cousin Parker and 6^th was cousin Delany. The medium kids, Traci, Leslie, McCall and Deb started packing stuff up while the big kids were still showing. Ben and the big kids helped some in-between classes. Afterwards we packed up and headed south to do chores in the dark. With 290 entries for the Western Showcase, it was a long weekend. The individuals that organize the show, Ruth, Gerry, Scott, and everyone else, do an amazing job. It is one of the biggest and best shows in the Pacific Northwest with kids from Montana to Oregon and everywhere in between.  Of the 290 entries, our group (us and the cousins) had 16 head. For many of the cattle we took, it was their first show and they were excellent. This was Jax’s first time at this show and he is already planning to show again next year. It is a fast paced highly competitive show.

On October 18, 2022 Anna, Ben and McCall headed to the Nile. Anna showed the char heifer and her and McCall fit her. She did a great job, the heifer looked awesome, and she showed really well. I would say she was the best behaving heifer in the ring. We were all able to watch on the livefeed. I thought she should have won hands down, however, the judge liked them a little bit more moderate framed. On Thursday the Jr show started at one, so Anna, McCall and Ben got up and got them ready. Anna and her team did great, Gamora was a division champion, Lacey won her class and 7 was 4^th in her class. Anna and Lacey showed well in showmanship. Anna had her Nile interview in between showing. I think they got done around 6 Montana time, then still had to wash and feed. McKenna flew in on Thursday. On Friday Anna and McCall showed open in the morning. They did not do as well with the open judge as with the Jr judge, however, they both did a great job showing and the heifers looked great. The Nile Merit heifer competition started at 1 with the progeny parade followed by The Nile Merit Heifer show, Anna and Lacey won the black Angus class. They were 3rd overall in breeding. The other WA girl, Alyssa Williams, with a Hangin A heifer from Alan Alexander, was Grand champion. We are proud of both of the WA girls. Anna made it back for the final round in showmanship as well.  We are so proud of how well Anna and Lacey did. Thank you 3C on your generous donation.

September 14-18, 2022 we went to the Othello Fair. Wednesday was market and breeding classes. Anna was Grand Champion 4H champion. Kade had Grand Champion Angus heifer. All of the kids showed great and their steers did well. Thursday was fitting and showing. Again everyone did a great job. Anna was grand champion Sr showman and Kade was grand champion intermediate. Both got to show in the round robin on Friday. Kaine’s best friend Max was reserve champion intermediate, we were very proud of him. The kids started going around to learn the round robin animals Thursday afternoon.  

September 7-11, 2022 we had CBJLS. Thursday was market, the kids all showed very well. In weight order, Kade won his class, Jaxsen, Ady and Julian were all in the middle of their classes, Kaine won his class, Natalie got second, they were in the same class, and Anna won her class. So Kade, Anna, Kaine and Natalie all came back to the championship round. Anna was grand champion and Kaine was Reserve. They all showed great. I was at work, so I missed it all, we are saying it might be lucky if I am not there?? Friday was showmanship, and all of our kids did wonderful. They start with oldest at CBJLS, Anna was Grand Champion Sr, Ady was Grand Champion Intermediate, and Emmett was Reserve. And Jaxsen who had a “burning desire for a buckle” was Grand Champion Jr and Natalie was Reserve.  Jax was our only kid without a buckle and he had been feeling the pressure. The round robin was great, Ady and Jaxsen had never gotten to participate in one before. Anna was grand champion overall Sr showman and RDO donated some really nice boxel boxes. That evening we had axe throwing, so the kids all went axe throwing and had a great time.

The end of August we hauled into the Benton Franklin Count Fair. Tuesday was market day, they moved cattle showing back to 10, so we got to sleep in an hr, to 5:30, it was great. FFA showed first, Anna was 3^rd overall FFA steer with her home-grown steer. This is literally out of Anna’s cow and Fur Trader, so if they had a bred-and-owned steer class, Anna could have rocked it. In addition he was a twin and she bottle fed him. The rest of the kids were 3^rd and 4^th in their market classes. Wednesday we had fitting and showing, showing was still at 10, so we still got to sleep in to 5:30. Anna was reserve champion in FFA, FFA was first. In intermediates, Kade, Kaine and Ady all made it back to the champion round. In Jrs Natalie was grand champion, Julian and Jaxsen did make it back. We showed PeeWee and then open after that. Kade’s fall heifer was supreme champion overall heifer and Kaine’s bred heifer was reserve champion Angus heifer. Anna’s baby heifer won her division. Kaine had to leave to football practice and did not get to show his heifer, but Anna and Savannah showed her well. 

On July 23rd, 2022 Ben took the kids to Summer Sizzle in Ritzville. They all had a great time, Leslie, Traci, Jolene, Deb and the kids were up there as well. The kids had a good show, Anna was 1^st in her class with Roarke, Kaine was second with Jimmy, Kade was 3^rd with Emmett and Jaxsen was 4^th with Rocking, they were all in different classes. Their heifers all showed well.

July 16th, 2022, we headed to the Summer Sizzle. Saturday we did not show until 1, so we slept in until 6. We gave everything a good wash and then showed the steers in the afternoon. All of the steers showed really well. Kaine and Jimmy were second in their class and made it back to the championship round. Natalie and Anna had Charolais influenced steers so came back for that class. Kaine and Jimmy made it back to the feeder class.  Rockin had a really good first day and so did Jaxsen. They make a good team. We got to see lots of family, all of our family that shows was there. Sunday we got up at 4:30 to start washing the 20 head of heifers and steers. We started with PeeWee showmanship, Kayla showed her heifer and Savannah showed Jimmy. Then the Jrs, Jaxsen, Natalie and Julian, Natalie made it back to the championship round. Next the Intermediates, Ady, Kade, Kaine and Camas, Kaine and Kade both made it back and Kaine was the reserve champion intermediate showman. And lastly our senior, Anna, and she made it back to the championship round. All of the kids showed very well and we are proud of all of them. Next was the heifer classes, Anna was in class 1 with her baby heifer from Jana Koller, she was second in her class so made it back to the championship round. Kade had Emma Frost, his fall heifer, in class 2. They looked really good, but were 3^rd.  Then Kaine and Camas were in Class 5, Camas was 3^rd with Em, Kaine was maybe 5^th with Orange Slice. This was Orange Slice’s first show, and she bucked and kicked and thought it was play time. Natalie and Ady were in class 7, I think they were 3^rd and 4^th. Julian was in class 8 and was first, and so made it back to the championship round. Anna and Kaine came back for the Charolais influenced class. Then we had the cow calf class and Kade and Anna showed Foxxy and Captain Marvel and were reserve champion.   Pete brought his weiner dog Kevin to meet the kids so it was a fight who got to pack Kevin all over. Poor Kevin was exhausted by the time Pete finally left. The kids drug that poor puppy around for hours.  We then packed it all up and headed home. We had lots of help packing, so that was really nice.

The week of the 4t of July we went to Kansas City, Missouri for the Angus Jr Nations. We had record high heat warming. In the morning. There were over 1800 head entered at the show, with approximately 1100 head that showed up with over 700 exhibitors. It is the biggest junior show in America. Tuesday morning Toni and Anna stayed at the hotel in the morning for an Angus Queen brunch. The boys and I went to the barn and washed the heifers. Kat and Kady took our pickup to the hotel, since Kady is the Western States Queen, and the 4 of them went to the brunch which was held at Union Station. The location was historic and inspiring. On Hunger Games the biting flies came, and more heat. They needed to turn up the volume to keep it interesting. Toni took Anna back to the hotel that afternoon to get ready for the delegate social meeting. The voting delegates had a social to get to know one another and ask the candidates questions. Anna and Kacey V. were the WA delegates. Toni, Kaine, Kade and I went to pizza for dinner and then went back and took the heifers out when the sun was down. It was still excessively hot. Wednesday night was the Team Fitting. The WA Team Fitting team was Kade, Dalton Chambers, Matt Rosman and Sydney Dodge. They did really well. We have not seen the official results yet, and although we know they didn’t make the top 3, we are very proud of our kids. Thursday Anna showed in the PGS show. Her and Victoria did really well. They were 7^th in their class and in the 9^th class.  Friday Kaine showed Mia, he was the second to last class of the day, class 37, so it was pretty late in the day. Him and Mia showed really and she looked really good. Seldom Rest fitted her so that was nice for us to not have to take any chutes. We had Ben’s lunch burritos for dinner on Friday. Saturday first thing was the showmanship show off, so we went and watched Dalton show. He did a great job. Then Anna was in the first heifer class. Her and Victoria showed well again. Victoria looked really good. About 7 classes later Kade and Laramie showed. They also looked really good. Then we packed up our stuff and headed out of town. We made it to Oacoma, South Dakota for the night. We make it home at around midnight on Day two, so maybe the beginning of Day 3??

June 18, 2022 Ben, Anna, Kaine, Kade and the BB Crew went to the UCCA Desert Classic in Hermiston. They had a good time. Kade with 5^th overall with his steer. Anna and Natalie were reserve champion in showmanship and Kaine was grand champion in showmanship. Everyone did great. Ady and Julian showed well too.

At the end of May, 2022 we headed to Salem for the Angus Regional show. Anna, Kaine, Kade, Ben, Leslie and I headed out around 8. We stopped in Pasco and picked up Traci, Ady, Natalie, Julian, Savannah and Kayla. We hit traffic outside of Portland, yea, shocking, so we rolled in around 3:15. We got all set up and went and checked into the hotels and ate and got ready for Saturday. Saturday was a long, long day. A for Angus started first, so we started showing at 9:30. Then there were 24 heifer classes, Kade’s heifers both won their classes so showed in the champion round, Julian’s heifer was second in her class so standby for the champion round. Then Jimmy, Frosty and Sam I Am the steers showed. Jimmy was reserve champion in his division. Then we had jackpot Showmanship. Anna, Kain, Kade and Natalie all made it back to the championship round. Anna was in the top 5 in intermediates. Jimmy and Lacey got to come back for PeeWee, and they were both excited to have Kayla and Savannah show them. Last but not least we had showmanship for the Angus show. Anna came back in intermediate, Kaine did not, Anna was 4^th overall. Sunday was breeding classes for the Angus show. We started again at 4:30. Kade’s baby heifer was first for us, she was reserve champion in her division. Kaine’s heifer was 5^th in her class. Anna was 4^th with Victoria and 3^rd with Lacey. Kade was 2^nd in his class with his big heifer. All of the kids showed great.

Saturday May 21st, 2022, Ben, the twins, Anna, Kaine and Kade were all up early and headed out to the Wheatland Jackpot. They stopped and Connell, and convoyed with Traci, Leslie and Natalie. Coco and baby Shea met them up there. They all had a great time. Kaine and Natalie made it back into the final in Showmanship. Anna, Kaine and Kade all got third in their class, Natalie was in Kaines class and in the middle. They all did great.

May 13-15, 2022 we went to Ellensburg for a Jr Angus Show. Anna was competing in Ag Sales, the competition was Saturday, so she could not go to the Angus show with us. However, she was running for Angus Queen, so they called her on Friday and did the interview over the phone. Kaine, Kade, Jaxsen, Natalie, Ady and Julian all showed at the Angus show. Traci was a meanie and left Savannah and Kayla home with Manny. Toni, Leslie and Traci took the kids and I met them there since I had to go to work on Friday. Saturday we had no fit showmanship, so we did not have to get out there at 4:30. We washed and got the heifers ready to show. Showmanship started with oldest to youngest, without Anna there we only had one intermediate. Kaine was reserve champion intermediate. Kade got to come back for Jrs to the championship round. All of the kids showed really well. We had a fitting contest and then a lunch break and started with the breeding classes. Kade’s fall heifer and Julian’s heifer both won their classes and Kaine’s April heifer got second in her class, so those three heifers made it back to division champions. All of the heifers did really well. Kaine was third overall with his Evergreen heifer so gets a nice check for buying and showing her at the show.

May 4-7, 2022 we were at the Spokane Jr Livestock Show. Thursday the kids showed prospects and market. Kaine was 9^th overall and Kade was 10^th overall in market steer prospects. Anna was second in her class, so all three made it back to the championship round.  It was a deep class. The winning steer came from a really great showperson out of Montana and was a really fancy steer. In Market, Anna, Kade, Julian and Natalie all made it back to the championship round. Anna was 4^th, Kade 6^th, Natalie 11^th and Julian 12^th overall. Friday was fitting and showing, we started with juniors, both of our juniors made it back and Julian was Grand Champion and Natalie was Reserve Grand Champion. Timmy, Julian’s steer, is a great purebred Hereford steer, Julian and I decided he was our favorite of all of Julian’s steers. Natalie had a really great clubby steer form Gary Byee, who also showed really well.  Ady, Kade and Kaine are all intermediates, Kaine made it back to the championship round, Ady and Kade showed really well too, but their steers didn’t show the best. Anna is our only senior this year, she made it back and was the 5^th overall senior showman, and her steer wasn’t that great.

April 9th, 2022 we were in Pomeroy. Most of the kids made it back to the championship round, in showmanship, market, or both. Kaine was reserve champion intermediate showman. We all had a great time and it was great seeing everyone.  The weather was ok for Pomeroy, meaning it only snowed a little and was super windy. 71 head of steers were at the show and 13 heifers, so a tremendous turn-out for the time of year and weather conditions. Of course it was mostly die-hard show kids, so the classes were deep.

November 5-8, 2021 we went to the Western Showcase. Ryan Rash was the judge, we were all looking for to watching him judge, and he was fast. 5 min classes, not the normal at least 15 min. And there were lots of steers there. All of the steers showed well, and the kids all placed decent, so a good day overall, we were all happy. This was the first show for all of the steers and most of the heifers.  We had the 509 banquet Saturday night, and had a good time. Anna is a 509 ambassador for 2022, so she is really excited. She also won the Leslie Alexander award, we all tried to not tear up when Jana gave it. She had heifer of the year with 006 and won second in photography. Sunday was showmanship and heifers and fall back. ? Everyone showed great on Sunday as well. Anna had second in her class with her Traynham heifer, and everyone else placed well. Natalie and Kaine both were called back to the championship round in showmanship, but everyone really showed great. We were all happy with how well everyone did.

September 15-22, 2021 we had Adams County Fair. Wednesday we had market and heifers. Anna was grand champion in Market with Pumpkin and Kade was reserve with Kid Curry aka Silver. Kaine took his homegrown, he was a good steer, just not a show steer.  We had lots of kids in the championship round. Next we had the heifer show, FFA, 4H then Open. Anna was reserve champion overall with her Angus heifer, Beth.  This was Beth’s first show, as she is a 2021 AI calf. She was a rockstar other than a few kicking incidents.  Kayla, Savannah and Grace, who are 2, 4 and 5 years olds, all had division champions in open. I was named the Ringmaster by the Beef Superintendent so I got to run the heifer show the way I wanted to, so it was great. Thursday was fitting and showing. The kids all showed great. They all made it back to the championship round, even Kaine with his steer that had no experience. I would just like to say that Kaine handled the steer like a pro, even when the steer wasn’t cooperating.  Anna was Grand Champion Senior showman, Kade was Grand Champion Intermediate showman and Julian was Grand Champion Jr Showman. Anna was also overall 4H showman and Judge Toth said if he had a reserve it would have been Julian (Kade also showed very well in the final drive). Then Kayla and Savannah went and showed PeeWee sheep with the Shattucks. They had A LOT of fun, so Savannah helped them put away the lambs.  The kids had round robin Friday at noon, and then an awards ceremony after, to find out how they did in the round robin and get their awards. At the awards ceremony the kids found out that Fedex had lost their belt buckles. Julian was devastated, it is his first one and he was really looking forward to it. Anna won the senior division of the round robin.

The week of September 8-12, 2021 we had CBJLS. The kids had market classes on Thursday, they all did great. Natalie and Kaine made it back to the championship round, and Kaine was Reserve champion. All of the kids showed great. On Friday the kids had Fitting and Showing. They started with oldest to youngest, FFA then down to PeeWees. Anna was Reserve Champion Senior, Kaine was Grand Champion Intermediate, Kade was 3^rd overall.  Natalie was Grand Champion Jr and Julian was Reserve Grand Champion Jr. All of the kids showed great. Then we had PeeWees, Kayla showed Kade’s steer, Hannibal Hays, and Savannah showed Jaxsen’s steer, Big Boy Brad. Then Big Boy Brad and Kaine’s steer, Ike, were used in adult showmanship, where Toni won and Wes was reserve. Friday night was the Round Robin, it was great, 3 out of the 4 winners were beef kids, George Dress, Kaine and Natalie, we are proud of all of them. We all had a great time, getting to see some great friends that we only see at CBJLS.

The week of August 23-29th is the Benton Franklin County Fair, commonly known as the Best Week of Summer. Tuesday was market, Anna was showing FFA, and her and Cupid were Reserve Champion in market. This is Anna’s first year showing FFA and she did great. The coolest part is that Cupid is a calf she raised out of her cow, so a bred and owned calf. It is always awesome to win, but to win with a calf you raised out of your own cow is even cooler. Jaxsen won his class and got to come back, Kaine was third. Kade and Ady also won their classes and got to come back. Ady was Reserve Champion 4H. All of the kids did a great job. Wednesday was showmanship and then open cattle. FFA was first again, Anna was Grand Champion and got to go to the round robin. My boy Kelten was Reserve Champion Senior. Kaine made it back to the championship round in Intermediate, Kade’s steer, Clark, did not like the pigs and was next to them. So he did not do great in showmanship and was middle of the class.  Jaxsen, Natalie and another member of our 4H group, Emmet, all made it back to the championship round in Jrs. Natalie was grand and Emmet Reserve, all of the kids showed great. Ady and Julian also did a great job, their steers just were not working with them. Then we had PeeWees and the kids all showed their heifers.  We also had some good friends bring their kids in to show as well, so we had a full pee wee class. Kasen’s heifer, Peanut Butter, was grand champion Hereford heifer. Anna’s heifer, Belle Star (or 6 like we all call her) was Grand Champion Angus heifer and overall heifer. Kade’s heifer Vixen was Grand Champion AOB heifer. Jay’s bull, who Toni wants to steal, was Grand Champion Hereford bull and Supreme Champion Bull.  Toni told Joe he looked bad and that Joe should just give the bull to her. We convinced her that Joe will probably just let her borrow him so she can stop trying to convince him his favorite bull isn’t any good.

July 31st – Aug 1st we were at the Sagebrush show in Ritzville. Saturday we had the steer show in the afternoon, so we did not have to get up too early, just around 6, and then got all 20 head washed. The steer show was good and Kicker got there in time to watch. Kade got first in his class and made it back to the championship round. Kade, Anna, Kaine, Ady, Natalie, Julian and Brad all made it back to the feeder steer class and Ady was 4^th overall. Anna was 4^th in the char class and Kade was 5^th. Sunday we were up early since we had showmanship and the heifer class. Peewees were first, so Kasen, Savannah and Kayla. Macey, Josslin’s daughter, showed Kayla’s heifer Rosey is the advanced PeeWee class. Then we had Juniors, Ady, Jaxsen and Julian all made it back to the championship round, Natalie also showed really well, her heifer was just being a pill. Ady was Reserve champion and Julian was in the top 5. Kade and Anna made it back to the championship round for intermediates, Kaine and Addy also showed really well but did not make it back. McCall made it back in the championship round, McKenna and Brad did a great job showing, and this was Brad first time showing a steer, so he did an exceptional job. The heifer show was good too. McCall’s heifer that she took to Jr Nationals in Nebraska won her class and Kasen’s heifer Peanut Butter got second in hers, so they both made it back to the final drive. The rest of the heifers showed great and stood all right in their class. Everyone had a great time. Grandma, Joe, mom, dad, Mar and Ben even all made it down to watch.  Lots and lots of people showed up to support Alan and this show, to show their affection for Leslie Alexander. There were 133 entries and so many spectators it was amazing, especially in light of how hot it was.  Jana did a fantastic job keeping this show moving forward. We packed up and got ready to come home. The funniest part was when Pete tried to dive his pick-up with a loaded trailer to jump the ditch and got high centered.  It took about three or four men to figure out how to get Pete unstuck. Very amusing. 

July 24-25, 2021 we were at the Summer Sizzle in Walla Walla. The three fall heifers were first, Natalie, Addy and Julian, they all did great. Then Kaine with his red clubby heifer and were followed by Anna and her Angus and Kaine and his clubby. They all did a great job. Then an hr break and steers by weight. Jaxsen had Dagger, Kaine had Kid Curry, Kaine had Ike, Anna had Sundance Kid, Aka Pumpkin, Natalie had AJ, Addy Shrek and Julian Speedy Gonzalez. Kade made it back to the championship round. Kade and Anna both had Charolais influenced steers, and Anna was Reserve champion and our cousin Parker Grand champion. Good job everyone. Sunday we had showman, youngest to oldest. So our Peewees, Kayla and Savannah, then the Jrs, Kade, Jaxsen, Natalie, Addy and Julian, Kade was Reserve champion in showmanship, Julian and Natalie also made it back.  Kaine and Anna were intermediates.

July 9th – 18th, 2021 we went to Grand Island Nebraska for the Angus Jr National Show. The kids, Jay, Leslie, Traci and I had a lot of fun in Nebraska. The kids included the Twins (McCall and McKenna), Anna, Kaine, Kade, Natalie, Savannah and Kayla. Saturday Traci, the three younger kids and I should have beaten the other 7 there by an hr, but with all of the delays they beat us there by an hr. Basically Saturday and Sunday we set up everything, washing the heifers and got ready for the week. While in Nebraska the kids participated in Livestock Judging, Kaine and Natalie both got 6^th in different divisions. Kaine and Kade were in the same division, and Kade got 29^th out of around 100 kids and Anna got 49^th in a different division out of about 150 kids. They all participated in the knowledge bowl except Natalie, and the senior team, the Twins, Kacey V. and Sydney R. made it to the final round. The final round is like a jeopardy round. The 4 younger kids did the skill a thon and the two boys did Team Sales with Cora T. and Hadlee B. They had a lot of fun. The kids also went to a social and met lots of new people. The 4 younger kids participated in the mentor program. They showed their heifers and all showed great. We shopped in the booths and had a grand time. The Twins flew back with us, and Leslie, Jay, Anna, Kaine and Kade drove back. It was actually more like 9:22 when I got home. 

 

May 20th we had an all breed jackpot. We started with PeeWees, Kasen came up and showed his heifer, in addition to Savannah and Kayla. The twins did really good, they were 3^rd and 4^th overall for Seniors, this was their heifers first show, and they were making dramatic improvements each time they went in. Anna was 3^rd overall in Intermediates. There were two classes of Jrs, Kaine, Kade and Addy were in the first one and Kaine was brought back, Kade was 3^rd and Addy was 4^th, the judge really worked them and Kade almost made it back. When the judge released the first group of kids out of the ring Addy’s heifer wanted to go with them, so she did really good the first half and then she was acted up for her the second half. But Addy handled her really well and did a great job. Jaxsen, Julian and Natalie were in the second class of Jrs. Natalie made it back and Jaxsen and Julie did not, but they all showed really well.

May 18-19th we headed to Ellensburg for the Jr Angus Preview. The kids had Team Sales and Team Fitting they participated in. The boys had a Jr team with Jaxsen, Kade, Kaine, and their friend Emmett (who is kind of like another cousin).  The boys were 1^st in Team Sales, they were all very excited, Jaxsen commented that he pulled the rest of the team, but no one really believes that since it took all of them.  The two team fitting teams did really well too. Following the contests we had showmanship. We started with PeeWees and Savannah and Kayla showed. There was only one class of Seniors, the twins showed really well. Anna was grand champion Intermediate showman. Kaine made it back to the champion round in Jr, Natalie, Jaxsen and Kade all showed really well. Saturday we had confirmation, steers were first, we only had one Angus steer, Jaxsen’s steer, Dagger. He made it back to the champion round. Kaine’s bred and owned heifer won her class and made it back. Natalie heifer made it back to the champion round, Savannah heifer was barely out, in 3^rd place. Kade and McCalls April heifers showed great (I was leading heifers up and did not see them place). Kaine’s March heifer was 4^th and I think McKenna was 5^th. Anna’s heifer was second in her class, so she made it back in. And Kade’s December heifer was a division winner.

May 28-30th, 2021, we went to Ellensburg for the Jr Angus Field Day. Anna, Kaine, Kade and Sydney Rylaarsdam competed in the fitting contest. Natalie and Jaxsen helped Eric as the judge. After that the show started, with PeeWees, then seniors, intermediates and then Juniors. All of the kids showed great, Anna was the Intermediate champion and Kade was the Jr Reserve champion. In confirmation, Jaxsen showed his steer first, he was third steer overall, and 2 months younger than the rest of the steers (in registered classes it is by age and not weight) so that was really good. Kaine had a bred and owned heifer, she was second in her class, so she went back to the championship round. Natalie and Savannah’s heifers were our first class of owned heifers. They were first and second in their classes, so both got to go back. Both of Kade’s heifers were second in their classes, so they both came back. Kaine’s Cox heifer was third in her class, so she did not get to come back. Anna’s heifers were 1^st and 5^th in their class, so one of Anna’s got to come back. All in all a great show. Then we packed up and headed home.

May 5th – 9th, 2021 we went to the Spokane jr Livestock show.  Thursday we had market and prospects in the afternoon. WA grown had asked Anna about interviewing her for the show and recording her show. So they came and did some interviews, that was fun and good for the industry and promoting the show. Prospects showed first, Anna had 3^rd overall 4H prospect, Kade was 4^th in the class and Kaine was 5^th. So not bad. Then in market everyone placed well, but no one went back. Kaine and Kade were in the lighter classes, Anna and Ady in the middle, and Grace, Adrian, Natalie and Julian were in the heavy range. Friday we had fitting and showing in the afternoon. All three of our jrs, Ady, Natalie and Julian made it back to the champion round. Julian was 4^th overall and Ady was 3^rd. Adrian, Kaine and Kade were Intermediates. Kaine made it back to the championship round. Anna and Grace were Seniors, Anna made it back was and was grand champion. All of the kids showed great and we are proud of all 8 of them. Anna, Kaine, Adrian and Grace all had steers from us.

               

April 10th, 2021 we were at the Garfield County Spring Preview. We were up half the night due to the howling winds. We woke up to wind, so we washed the steers in the wind. Then it rained, hailed and snowed, while the wind blew. Welcome to Pomeroy. Every year at this show the weather is crap.  Despite the wind and cold the kids all showed great. Anna got third in her class with Sundance Kid. Anna, Kaine, Kade, Ady and Julian went back into the championship round in showmanship. Savannah and Kayla got to show in PeeWee. And Savannah picked out the grey/blue pig she wanted.  We were told there were 83 head of cattle at the show and 50 some pigs for the jackpot pig show going on at the same time. The show was great and we all had a great time. We got to see people and catch up.

Saturday November 7th, 2020, Leslie, Traci, Anna, Kaine, Kade, Julian, Ady, Natalie, Marlo, Ben and I went to the Western Showcsae Jackpot, held in Eltopia, WA in 2020 due to COVID. There were LOTS of cattle at the show since there was actually a show. Steers were first, Kaine got second in his class and went back to the championship round, the classes were huge. Ady steer got 10^th, Julian 8^th and Natalie 11^th. There was lots of competition. Then the heifers, Kade heifer Calamity Jane was first, the heifers we had bought were a little thinner then show shape, so they did not place super, but they acted great so we considered that a win. Then Kaine and Anna with Alanis and Belle Starr, and then Kade and Anna with Vixen and Lottie Dino. Lottie was 4^th in her class, Vixen and Lottie were heifers we raised so that was great. Ady showed Emmy and she got 2^nd in her class, Emmy is Savannah’s heifer, but Savannah is a PeeWee so could not show her in the breeding class. So Emmy and Ady got to go back to the championship round. In showmanship, Savannah showed Emmy in PeeWee, and did AWESOME. Kade showed Calamity, and got called back, Kaine showed Alanis, and she showed great, but Kaine did not watch her feet good enough, but he still did a good job. Natalie showed Rocky (her steer not our old bull), Julian showed the Flash and Ady showed Emmy, who was now tired and cranky. Anna showed Lottie, who was also tired and cranky. Overall, everyone did awesome.

Saturday Aug 22nd, 2020 we went to the Corona Classic Protest. Bill Cox was the judge, we had 2 peewees, 4 juniors and 4 intermediate showman. Everyone did great and all of the animals showed well.  It was our last real show of the year, so we turned the show heifers out when we got home. They thought that was great until it was feeding time, then not so happy. They came up behind my house and wanted to know where the grain was hiding.

Monday August 17th, 2020 was a great day, even though it was HOT. We were at a secret steer show, and the kids had a blast. Anna was grand champion in Market, Kade was Reserve, Ady was third in the same class they were in, Julian was 4^th in his class, and Kaine was 5^th. In Fitting and Showing, Ady was Grand champion Jr Showman, Julian and Chicken Nugget did Great, Kaine was Grand Champion Showman, Anna was Reserve, and Kade showed so well he also had him in the championship picture and had him come back to the overall class. Anna, Kaine and Kade were in the top 5 showman out of all ages. Toni and I competed in the adult showmanship, I thought that Freddy was going to die from the heat, the poor guy was panting, but Toni and Goldmember were Grand champion and she got a whole bucket full of stuff, and Andy Williams was Reserve, Freddy and I were in the top 5, along with Lori Williams and Floyd Lewis.

Due to COVID-19, 2020 was a much different year, we learned how to show in virtual shows, the Spokane Jr Livestock show was canceled in May. Most shows in WA were canceled in person, however, we did travel to Idaho a few times and show. Below are some pictures from the virtual shows.

Saturday July 4th, 2020, Happy 4^th everyone, Ben, Anna, Kaine, Kade, McKenna and I headed to New Plymouth to a livestock show. They started with showmanship, oldest to youngest, so McKenna and Foxy were first, they did great, it was a really hard class. Then Intermediates, Kaine and Austin and Anna and Freddy were both in the same class and made it back to the championship round. Lastly Kade was a Jr in Idaho, him and Goldmember were awesome and were the champion Jr showman, and 4^th overall for all ages. Next was Market, Anna and Kaine were both third in their class and Kade was fourth, they all showed really good. Kaine was asked to show someone else’s steer too, since there were two in the same class, and he did a great job showing that steer as well. McKenna and Foxy were 4^th in their breeding class, but we had a lot of complements outside the ring about Foxy, and she was recognized from her Sasquatch Showdown win video. There were a couple of WA kids there, and 4 in the 509 show circuit, and all of them made it at least back to the championship round, and two won their divisions, we are happy and proud of all of the kids.

Wednesday June 18, 2020 Ben, Anna, Kaine, Kade, Leslie, Traci, Natalie and I headed to Filer, Idaho for the Jr Angus show and the Jr Idaho Beef Expo. Showmanship was Friday, Natalie showed first, since it is by age, she did really great, Kade was called back, but his heifer did not show well in the championship round, and Kaine also showed great but was not called back. Anna showed in the Jackpot showmanship, so that was at around 7:30 that night. Her and Freddy were Reserve Champion Intermediate. She then went back in for overall showman, at around 8:06, Traci had said she would show at 8 so she said she called it. So it was a long day when we got done. Saturday was the breeding and market shows. The show started at 9 with bred and owned Angus, we only brought owned Angus, so we started around 10:30. Natalie had the youngest heifer, so she was in the first class, she got second, so got to go back for the championship drive in that division. Anna was next with Tilly, Anna did a great job showing her and Tilly looked good. Kaine and Kade were next with their March heifers, there were so many March heifers they split the class, Kaine was in class 30 and Kade in class 31. Both of them showed really well. The steers showed late afternoon, Smithers and Kaine were in class 3, they got third in their class. Anna and Freddy and Kade and Gogol were in class 4 (there was a division championship round in between the two classes) Anna was second in the class and Kade was 5^th. All three of the steers showed really well. Freddy and Anna went back into the division championship round.

Sunday November 17, 2019 we had a KT Invitational, basically we invited the members of our 4H group and a few others. Josslin and Macy came, Bella, Adrian and Emmet. Macy showed her heifer, I don’t know what her name is yet, Bella showed Kade’s steer Nigel, Adrian showed Kade’s steer Goldmember, Emmet showed Kaine’s steer Austin, Anna showed her Texas steer, Sir Freddy G, Kaine showed his Montana steer, Smithers, Kade showed his Evergreen steer, General Gogol, and Jaxsen showed the clubby heifer, Foxy. We all had a great time, Adrian won market with Goldmember and Kade got Reserve with Gogol. Anna won showmanship and Kade got Reserve. We had volunteer judge Heidi Shattuck, and she really worked a lot with the kids. Tina Kocar donated ribbons, and they were AWESOME. If you want to buy ribbons go to Ribbons by Tina. Horseshoe Angus donated mugs for the Champion and Reserve and candy bars for all.

Saturday morning, October 12, 2019, we headed to the Evergreen sale in Moses Lake. We got there early so the kids could participate in the knowledge bowl. They had a lot of fun and it was a new experience. The kids picked out a few heifers they wanted to bid on, and Kade picked out a few steers. We ended up buying  three heifers and one steer. Sunday was the Evergreen Jackpot,  Anna’s is a May heifer, and she was the only one, so in a class with Aprils. The heifer showed great. Kaine and Kade’s heifers are both Marchs, and Kaine was third in his class.  Then we showed our two Dakota Gold steers in AOB. Anna’s was Reserve Champion and Kade’s was second in his class. Kaine showed Austin and Kade showed Gogol in cross bred steers. Both steers showed wonderfully. Ben, Kicker, Sonny, mom and dad all showed up to watch the kids. As well as Steve and Juanita Jachetta and Allison and Austin Porterfield. So they had a lot of help and a huge cheering squad.

The week of September 12, 2019 was CBJLS,  the kids did great, Kade won his class, Kaine got second in his class and Anna got third in hers. Bella Holt was also showing a steer she got from us, and he showed very well too. Friday was fitting and showing and the kids did AWESOME. Kade was Grand Champion Junior, Anna was Reserve Champion Intermediate and Kaine was Reserve Champion Junior. Bella and her steer from us also made in into the championship round. PeeWees got to show too, so Jaxsen showed Kaine’s steer, Chevy and Julian showed Kade’s steer, Silver, Savannah showed Silver and Kaxsen showed Ady’s steer, Little Black. The kids all had a great time.

The week of August 20, 2019 was the Benton Franklin County Fair, and it went by in a blur. Tuesday was market, and all of the kids did GREAT, Anna was Grand Champion 4H market steer, Kaine and Ady made it back to the championship round and Kade was third in his class, so all kids did really good, we are very happy. Kade had an Angus steer we raised, “Mini Pete.” Wednesday was fitting and showing, Anna made in back for intermediates, and was Grand Champion, Kade, Ady and Kaine both made it back in the Jrs, and Kaine was Reserve Champion.  The heifers also showed on Wednesday, Anna had the clubby heifer there, her and two year old Savannah showed her, she was Grand Champion in Other Breeds. Kade and Kaine both took Angus heifers, each one won their division; Kaine had the supreme Grand Champion Angus heifer with Miss Moneypenny. Kissy Suzuki also showed really well.  After the open show the kids had to wash their steers. Wednesday is always the longest day of the week.

July 19, 2019 was a showmanship clinic in conjunction with the Sagebrush Show, so Toni took the kids and their steers, and Jaxsen’s heifer, in. Leslie took the heifers from Connell in. The kids all had a blast at the clinic and did an awesome job. There were approximately 40 kids that showed up for the clinic so it was a really good turnout. July 20-21th was the Sagebrush Classic, the steers did really well. Kade’s steer won his class and went back into the championship round, Anna’s steer was second in his class and was on standby to go back, and Kaine’s steer acted great. Sunday was the heifer show and showmanship. In showmanship, for Jrs, Kade won his class and got to go back to the championship round, Kaine and Jaxsen both showed great but did not get to go back. Anna is an intermediate, and she was the Grand Champion Intermediate Showman.
The clubby heifer was in the first class, Kaine was showing her and got to go back to the championship round. Kade and Kaine’s Hereford heifers did great but did not get go back. Anna’s Hereford heifer won her class and got to go back, and Jaxsen and Black Widow just did a great job (although Jax almost didn’t get to show the second time as he was MIA). The clubby heifer is also a Charolais influence heifer so she got to show in that class.

Thursday June 20, 2019 Leslie and I took the kids to Prineville for a Jr Angus Show and the PI. The twins were in the first class as super seniors in showmanship, McCall was grand and McKenna reserve. Kaine was excited because he was showing McCall’s heifer, the “better” heifer as he says. Anna and Kaine were after the intermediates, Kaine was called back to the championship round, Kade was in the next class. All of the kids showed great. Kade was was Bred and Owned Reserve Champion Junior Heifer. Anna was the Reserve Champion Owned Junior Heifer. The twins showed great, they were in a big class and were 3rd and 4th. Kaine did not have a heifer to show, so he only got to show in showmanship. Kade and the twins also participated in the fitting competition.

The kids went to the NW Farm Supply Show on Sat June 15th and showed to the best of their ability. Kade came away with grand champion Jr. Showman out of a really tough group of kids. All three of the kids showed great, the steers did great and we could not be happier. Anna and Kade were second in their market classes and Kaine was third. They had a great show and a lot of fun. Jolene, Nick and Bronty went and watched them and that made it extra special.

May 25, 2019 we were at the Jr Angus show in Ellensburg. Anna and Kade both made it back to the championship round in showmanship, and Anna was the Reserve Champion Junior Showman. Kade’s bred and owned heifer was Reserve Champion in her division. Anna’s May heifer was Reserve Champion in her division. Both of Kaine’s heifers made it back to the championship round, Jaxsen’s heifer made it back to the championship round, and Kade’s second heifer being third in her class, so one spot from making it back. We had a great show, all the kids brought home a check. Jax had significant improvement in his showmanship skills from the first class to his third class. He has decided he wants to beat his brother. That is a big goal!

The first week of May 2019 we headed to the Spokane Jr Livestock Show. The kids and steers did great in market. Kaine was third in his class. Kade and Anna were both second in their class and went back into the championship round. Anna was 4th overall, she had an Angus/Hereford steer from BB Cattle, and Kade 17th overall, he had a registered Angus steer from us. There were around 90 market steers, so getting called back is really good. All three kids got called back into the championship round. Kade was third overall in his division and Kaine and Anna were both 4th overall in their divisions. We were really proud of them.

Our first show of 2019 was April 5th at Pomeroy. We had a great time, like normal, the weather was better then the year before. Kaine was in class 3, Kade in class 4, and Anna in class 6. All of the kids showed great, Kaine was 5th in market, Kade 3rd and Anna 2nd (so she made it back to the championship round). All of the kids showed awesome in showmanship and made it back to the championship round. Kaine was the grand champion Jr showman. The kids didn’t make it out of Pomeroy before they were asleep. I don’t think they are as ready for the show season as they thought!

Our last show of the year was the Western Showcase November 3rd. Ben and I took Anna, Kaine, Kade and Adrian. Anna took her steer Hudson, Kade took Lily, Kaine took DeDe and Adrian took her steer and Lindsey. All of the kids showed really well and their animals did great. Kaine and Anna made it back into the championship round in Fitting and Showing.

October 14th, 2018 we went to the Evergreen Jackpot in Moses Lake. It was an all breed jackpot so we invited the 4H kids to come and had a great crew. Bella showed Zsa Zsa, Nadia showed Black Widow, Aram showed Amora, Anna showed Mal, Hudson (her new steer from the sale) and Dylan (a new heifer from the sale), Adrian showed Petunia and her new heifer Lindsey, Kaine showed Gloria and Cece (his new heifer from the sale), Kade showed Alyx and Lily (he bought Lily in the sale) and Jaxsen showed Lady Liberty (his new heifer from the sale). There was honestly so much going on I don’t know how every one placed. I know that Anna got to back into the champion round with Hudson and Kade got to go back with Lily. Kaine made it back into the champion round in Showmanship with Cece. Also, Jaxsen got first in judging and Anna got third.

September 12-15, 2018 we went to the Othello Community Fair. Kaine made it back into the champion round in Market and all three kids made it back in Fitting and Showing. We took 2 baby heifers and 2 big heifers too. They each won their division, but they did not have an overall champion here.

September 6-8, 2018 we were at the Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show. We had a great time, this is a local show so we can ago home each night. Kade was the Grand Champion Junior in Fitting and Showing. Anna and Kade both made it back into the champion round in Market. Kaine’s steer, Angus, was Reserve Champion in the Steer of Merit competition.

August 20-25, 2018 we went to the Benton Franklin County Fair. The kids did awesome. Kaine was Reserve Champion 4H market, Anna and Kaine were Grand Champions in fitting and showing, Kade also made it back to the championship round. Anna won the Intermediate division of the round robin. Anna’s heifer, Mal, was the Supreme Champion Heifer and Kade’s heifer, Lily, was the Grand Champion Angus heifer calf. Jaxsen even showed at bull calf.

July 28-29, 2018 we went to the Sagebrush Class in Connell. The kids each took 2 steers and a heifer and Jaxsen showed in the PeeWee class. Kaine was Reserve Champion Showman, Anna’s steer was 5th overall in the Feeder class and Kade made it back into the champion round in both showmanship and the steer class.

July 20-21, 2018 the kids went to the Summer Sizzle show in Moses Lake. Anna took her shorthorn/Hereford steer, Kaine took Bodie and Kade took Evie. They all did really well.

July 19-20th, 2018 we had the Evergreen Angus show. Anna took Mal, Amora, Bash and Black Widow, Kaine took Poison Ivy, Angus and Gloria and Kade took Evie, Happy and Alex. The kids all did wonderful, Mal was the Grand Champion Bred and Owned bred heifer, Amora was 5th overall in the Evergeen heifer class. Happy placed well in the steer class and the Ultrasound challenge and all three kids made it back into the championship found in showmanship.

On July 7, 2018 Anna, Kaine and Kade went with Jay to the Desert Classic Jackpot in Hermiston. They did fantastic. Kaine was Reserve Champion Market and Anna and Kade both bot second in their class.

On June 16, 2018 Anna and Kaine went with Jay to the NW Farm Supply Jackpot in Hermiston. They did fantastic. Kaine was Grand Champion Market and Anna was reserve, Anna was Grand Champion in showmanship and Kaine was reserve.

On May 26, 2018 the kids had a great time with Jay at the Wheatland Jackpot. Anna was 8th overall in market with Snowy, Kade was 3rd in Jr Showmansip, and they all had a blast.

May 18-19, 2018 we went to the Jr. Angus Field Day in Ellensburg. Anna was Grand Champion Jr Heifer Bred and Owned heifer with BK Anna Susie 726. Kaine was third in the January heifer class with BK Horseshoe Lassie 706, Kade was third in the January heifer class with BK Horseshoe Lassie 707 and Anna was fourth in the class with BK Horseshoe Erica 703. Kaine also placed in the February class with W C A Erica 2787.  They all did tremendous in showmanship and went back into the championship round.  Click on the link for all of the pictures. https://goo.gl/photos/nGiTVnZgCVrD5LJw8

We had a phenomenal week at the Spokane Jr. Show, May 1st – 6th, 2018. It is the biggest and most competitive show in the Pacific Northwest. There were over 220 head in the beef barn with kids from Montana to the west side of WA. The twins won the 4-H division on their last show! Our cousin Bobby’s son Cade won the FFA division, it was also his last show. Anna made it back into the championship round in both market and showmanship. The boys also did very well. We always like the kids to livestock judge, and at Spokane, being the State competition, it is very competitive and requires oral reasons. All three kids placed in the top 20 of their division, with over 80 kids per division. Kaine was 6th for the Juniors. Overall we are all tired, but the show was great.

September 13th, 2017 we showed the heifers at the Adams County Fair. Grace had Grand Champion Angus heifer and Reserve champion overall heifer with Amora (our heifer going into the Evergreen sale) and Kade was reserve champoion open heifer with Evie. Anna was third with Mal and Kaine was fourth with Posion Ivy.

September 12-16th, 2017 we were at the Adams County Fair. We had a great time at the Adams County Fair. Anna was second in market with PC and went back into the championshp round and she was 3rd in showmanship. Kaine was 4th in showmanshp and 4th in market in Dirks. I would like to thank our buyers, Nicole Janson for buying Kaine’s steer and Dale Bayley for buying Anna’s steer. Thanks for all of your support. Not only did Nicole buy Kaine’s steer, but she also took him to and brought him back to the fair for his football game that day.

September 6-9th, 2017 the kids went to the Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show. Kade and Creek had a great show at the Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show. They were Reserve Champion in Fitting and Showing and second in their class in Market. Creek is by BK Combination 302 and out of a B/R Front Range 052 daughter. Thanks Dave and Angie Manerola for buying Kade’s steer. Kaine and Fuzzbert got second in showmanship and fourth in market. Fuzzbert is by BK Danny Boy 908 and is out of a SAV Thunderbird 9061 daughter. Thanks CBHA for buying Kaine’s steer. Anna and Morris got third in Showmanship and fourth in market. Morris is by BK Combination 302 and out of a B/R Front Range 052 daughter. Thanks Olberding Seed for buying Anna’s steer.

August 23rd was the heifer show at the Benton Franklin County Fair. Kaine and Libby were Grand Champion Angus heifer and Grand Champion overall heifer. Anna and Amora were Reserve Champion Angus heifer. Amora is our heifer that is going into the Evergreen Sale. She is a daughter of Connealy Black Granite.

August 21-27th, 2017 was the Benton Franklin County Fair. The kids did awesome. Anna and Atkins were Grand Champion Showman and they got second in their class in market. Anna also got to participate in the Round Robin. Thank you Don and Sandy Smith for purchasing Atkins. Kaine and Bentley also did an awesome job at the Benton Franklin Fair. They were reserve champions in Fitting and Showing and got third in their class in market. Thanks Don and Sandy Smith for buying Kaine’s steer. Kade showed his Angus steer, Branch, they went back into the championship drive for Fitting and Showing and received a honroable mention in the judges remarks. Thanks to Three Rivers Potato Storage for buying Kade’s steer. Branch is by BK 9061 Thunderbird 308 and out of a Connealy Combination 0188 daughter.

July 29-30, 2017 was the Sagebrush Classic in Connell. Kaine and Bentley won their class and went back into the championship round in market. Kaine, Kade and their cousin Pepper, along with lots of kids from our 4H group, went back into the championship round in showmanship. Pepper was grand and Kaine was reserve Jr Showman.  McCall was reserve Sr showman and had Reserve Market steer with Huck.  We also took Hereford heifers from BB Cattle Co; Kade won his class with Baby Princess Arial. Kaine was second with Rowana and Anna was third with Kelsie. McKenna was Reserve Champion overall heifer with Mulan. We are proud of all the kids, everyone did a great job. Anna took her steer Atkins and Kade took his steer Creek. Click on the link for all of the pictures. https://goo.gl/photos/2x9uNoD1XxeNZyys5

July 23, 2017 the kids participated in the Summer Sizzle show. Anna and Kade took their heifer calves, Evie and Mal. Evie got second in the class and Mal got third. Kaine took his heifer Libby. To view all the pictures go to https://goo.gl/photos/2taCYyANjTRF5zZ36

The kids did great at the Junior Angus show July 21-22, 2017.  Anna is pretty proud of her cow Taffy, who was her bottle calf. Taffy’s first calf, BK Annas Mischief 541, was Bred and Owned Sr Heifer champion and Taffy’s second calf, BK Annas Susie 625, “Mal”, was Bred and Owned Calf champion. Anna also showed Mal in showmanship and went back into the championship round. Mischief is by  Connealy Confidence 0100 and Mal is by BK Hoover Dam 507. Anna’s steer did good too, he graded a Choice – with a little over a month to go before his terminal show, he should be ever better by then. Kade had a great show as well, his Jr heifer, Evie, was the Jr heifer champion and Ramsey was third in her class. Evie is by Connealy Combination 0188 and out of an BK 1241 Expand 520 daughter. Ramsey is by  S A V Platinum 0010 and out of a Connealy Danny Boy daughter. Kade’s steer also graded a choice – and we are excited to see how he does in the Ultra Sound Competition at the Benton Franklin County Fair. Kaine’s calf, Poison Ivy, was the Reserve Calf Champion, his big heifer, Libby, was second in her class and went back into the championship round. Kaine’s steer, Fuzzbert, won is class in the ultrasound challenge and he went back into the championship round with him too.  Libby is a CC&7 daughter. Poison Ivy is a daughter of Connealy Honest Answer. Fuzzbert is by BK Danny Boy 908.  Click on the link for all of the pictures. https://goo.gl/photos/fdMNcNMoMCZzFAwp6 The showmanship album for the Jr Angus show/Summer Sizzle: https://goo.gl/photos/MBfTLxtCZJMkEiBRA

Pictures from the UCCA Desert Classic on July 8th, 2017, thanks Desert Classic for sharing the pictures. Anna won her class with Atkins, Kaine got second in his class with Fuzzbert, and Kade and Branch did an awesome job. We are proud of all of them, the kids have been working hard on their heifers and steers all summer.

June 18-20, 2017 we went to the Northwest Angus Preview in Moses Lake. Anna was Reserve Champion Senior Bred and Owned heifer with BK Annas Mischief 541. Kade was second in his class with his heifer, BK Miss Erica 534. And Kaine was third in his class with BK Horseshoe Pride 549. The kids all did well with their steers as well. Anna was first in her class with BK 302 Combination 609. Kaine was second in his class with BK 908 Danny Boy 625. Kade also got second in his class with BK 308 Thunderbird 618. In showmanship Kaine and Kade both went back into the championship round. Great job to all that went, the show was a blast. Click on the link for all of the pictures.  https://goo.gl/photos/nGiTVnZgCVrD5LJw8

June 17, 2017, Kaine and Anna went to the Jackpot steer show at Northwest Farm Supply. Kaine took BK Danny Boy 625, “Fuzzbert,” and Anna took Atkins.

The first weekend in June we went to the Kirk Stierwalt clinic that Old Mill Country store put on in Ellensburg. Anna took her steer, Atkins, Kaine took his steer, Bentley and Kade took his heifer, Ramsey. We all had a great time. https://goo.gl/photos/podaZCYLswpgtytLA

May 27th, 2017 Jay took the kids to the Wheatland Jackpot show in Ritzville, McCall took her steer Huck, Anna took Atkins, Kaine took Bentley and Kade took his heifer, Ramsey.

In beginning of May 2017 Anna, Kaine, McCall and McKenna took their steers to the Spokane Jr Livestock Show. McCall and the Grand Champion Prospect steer with her steer she got from Montana, “Huck.” McCall also went back into the championship round with her fat steer and got third overall. McKenna, Kaine and Anna also did great. https://goo.gl/photos/Rpo2AUjX5E45Do3KA

Our first show of 2017 was the 3rd Annual Garfield Spring Preview Jackpot; even though it was cold we all had a good time. All our kids went back into the championship round in showmanship. Great job to all the kids that went. https://goo.gl/photos/4vCp4RSd8MLKtrKE8

Anna and Darlo did AWESOME at the Adams County Fair. They got Reserve in Market and Grand in Fitting and Showing. Anna also won the Jr Division of the round robin. Darlo was a great steer that we got from BB Cattle Co.Thanks Camano Island Cattle Co. for buying Anna’s steer.

Anna took Nash, a steer raised by Meacham Land and Cattle to the Columbia Basin Junior Livestock Show (CBJLS). He is by BK Thunderbird 308 and is out of a BK Danny Boy 908 daughter. Nash was also shown by Natalie in the PeeWee show and Jaxsen showed McCall’s steer, “5.” Thanks

Kaine took his heifer calf, Libby, and Kade took his Senior heifer, Dark Knight, to the Benton Franklin County Fair. They both did extremely well. Kaine had Champion heifer calf and Kade and Senior heifer Champion. Kade had the Angus heifer Champion and Kaine had the Reserve Angus Champion. Libby is a CC&7 daughter and Dark Knight is a Capitalist daughter.

Anna and Arlo did great at the Benton Franklin County Fair, they went back into the championship round for showmanship. Thanks Dave and Ami MacHugh from Jackass Mountain Ranch for buying Arlo. We bought Arlo from BB Cattle Co.

We had a big crew for the WJAA show/Summer Sizzle in Moses Lake. Anna, Kaine and Kade took their Angus calves, Kaine and Kade took their two-year old Angus heifers, Jaxsen took his Hereford fall heifer, and Addy showed her as well. Also, Anna, Natalie (Skittles), McCall and McKenna took Hereford heifers from BB Cattle Co. As well as Anna took one of her steers. The show was July 21-23, 2016 in Moses Lake. The kids all did outstanding in the Junior Angus show, and they all showed well in the Summer Sizzle. For the whole picture album go to: https://goo.gl/photos/9KRvUp4EJo2Wv41D6

Anna and her steer Arlo, and McCall and McKenna at the Desert Classic in Hermiston, July 2016. McCall was Reserve Champion in both showmanship and market. Both McKenna and Anna made it back to the championship round in showmanship and market. Good job girls. Anna and McCall did a great job with their heifers too, Andy and Nicky.

Anna took her steer, Arlo, and Kaine and Kade took their heifers to the Kirk Stierwalt Cattle Clinic and All Breed Jr. Jackpot Show in Ellensburg, June, 2016. We all had a great time and learned a lot at the clinic. To see all the pictures go to: https://goo.gl/photos/tsyceudFXvzFGL9Z7

Anna and McCall showed their steers in the Wheatland classic steer show in Ritzville in May, 2016. Both did a great job showing their steers.

Anna, Kaine and Kade took their heifers and steer to the Junior Angus show in Ritzville May, 2016. Kade was the champion PeeWee showman with his heifer, Dark Knight, and Anna was the Junior champion showman with her heifer, Daisy Duke. Kaine also showed his heifer, Winter, is showmanship and Jaxsen showed Anna’s heifer, Daisy. In confirmation Anna heifer won the December heifer class, Kade got second and Kaine got third. Anna also showed her steer, Henry, in Ritzville and got second in the registered steer class. For the whole picture album go to: https://goo.gl/photos/9KRvUp4EJo2Wv41D6

Anna showed her 2016 Benton Franklin steer, “Arlo,” at the preshow in Pomeroy April 9th. Arlo did great and it was a great learning experience for Anna and Arlo. She went with her favorite girls, the Lovejoy twins McKenna and McCall, and Kaine tagged along too. To see the whole album go to: https://goo.gl/photos/VxYm2Co2ajmqkhMS6

We all had a great time at CBJLS 2015. Anna was the Reserve Champion Fitting and Showing Jr with Tiller and went back in for the champion round in Market. Tiller was a son of Sitz Great Plains 577T and out of a Hereford cow that is a daughter of 124H Homebuilder.

Benton Franklin Fair 2015 was a huge success. Anna showed her Angus steer, Victor, here. He was a son of SITZ Great Plains 577T and out of a Connection cow. Anna went back into the championship round for Fitting and Showing. Kaine had Grand Champion Angus heifer with Hippo. Hippo is a Ten X daughter and is owned by BB Cattle Co. Kade had Reserve Champion Angus heifer and Grand Champion Jr heifer with Dark Knight, she is a Capitalist daughter.

Summer Sizzle Day 2015, Anna had a steer by SITZ Great Plains 577T, that is out of a Hereford cow that is a daughter of 124H Homebuilder. The Summer Sizzle was August 1-2, 2015. Kaine showed his heifers, “Winter” and “Hippo,” Kade showed his heifers, “Rus” and “AntBug” and Anna showed her heifers, “Sally” and “Sunflower.” AntBug, Hippo and Sunflower are owned by BB Cattle Co.

Anna’s two steers, Victor and Gru, at the Evergreen Angus show in Moses Lake, July, 2015. They are both by SITZ Great Plains 577T. Gru was shown by McCall Lovejoy.

Here are the heifers in the December heifer class at the Evergreen Junior Angus show in Moses Lake, WA July 2015, Anna is showing Daisy Duke, BK Lassie 447 she is by Connealy Confidence 0100 and is out of B&K Susie 317, she was the winter of the class. McKinna Lovejoy is showing Kade’s heifer, “Dark Night,” she is by Connealy Capitalist 028 and is out of an EXAR Expand 1241 daughter, she was second in the class. McCall Lovejoy is showing  “Winter,” Kaine’s heifer, she is by S A V Platinum 0010 and is out of an Expand daughter. She was third in the class. Anna and McKinna came back for the Junior heifer champion.

Below is the PeeWee class at the 2015 Evergreen Futurity show in Moses Lake. Kaine showed BK Christmas Eve 448, who  was born 12/24/14 and is by S A V Platinum 0010 and is out of BB Eve 4016, a daughter of Expand. Kade showed BK Belle 451 who is by Connealy Capitalist 028 and is out of an EXAR Expand 1241 daughter.