Back in April, 2012, I wrote a blog post entitled The Boys of Summer, describing how Courtney managed to get this great picture of Trent:
Out of all the nice shots she got that day, this was my hands-down favorite. I just think it’s a great picture! In 2012, the girls did not participate in 4H, so we weren’t able to use this picture in the fair. This past year, Courtney signed up for 4H photography, but you can only submit pictures that have been taken in the past year, and we just missed the mark. A few weeks after the fair, we received an email from the 4H organizers letting all the 4H-ers know they were invited to submit photos to a local festival our town has every fall. This festival has a live band, antique car show, and an art and photography contest. We checked out the entry form, and their rules did not include any timeframes for when the pictures had to have been taken. So we decided to enter this picture.
Courtney got a call yesterday morning from one of the judges saying her picture had won “Best of Show” in her category! I was at the grocery when she got the call, so she called me to let me know. She told me later that when she was dialing the phone to tell me, she was so excited she dropped the phone! :-D
We’re proud of Courtney and thankful she was recognized for such beautiful artwork!
