A Pretty Cool Trophy

A couple of weeks ago I posted about Benjamin giving Clarabelle a haircut. Clarabelle is our Jersey Heifer.  She is really tame and has a very gentle disposition. He clipped her in preparation for the Jefferson Davis Parish Livestock Show in Jennings.  He showed her last week and the old boy did really well with her.  In fact, the judge selected Clarabelle as the best Jersey heifer at the show.  Then to top it off, Benjamin won Champion Senior Dairy Showman!  He was invited to an Awards Banquet where the livestock exhibitors were honored and received their awards.  We ate a complimentary meal of chicken and sausage jambalaya and then State Representative Johnny Guinn shook hands with Benjamin and presented him with his award.

Then he posed with the other Dairy Exhibitors present at the Awards Banquet.  The Dairy Club is a close-knit group of young people that work hard and enjoy themselves during the livestock shows.

I wanted to post a close-up of Benjamin's award - a cool belt buckle!  Benjamin is very excited.  It is the first belt buckle that he's won and he was really hoping he would win one.

I was telling him that any trophy that I ever won is collecting dust.  His trophy is one that he'll get to wear for years to come.  Not to mention the fact that it is silver and looks awesome.  We're proud of Benjamin and he's proud of himself.