We made the big decision in 2021 to make the trip out to Louisville, KY to see how some of our does would compete against the much larger and more mature herds out there. We took only 4 dry does, not wanting to overwhelm ourselves on our first trip. It unfortunately wasn't the smoothest trip we have ever had.... our new truck broke down just 2 hours away from the convention center where it was proclaimed a total loss due to the engine giving out. Luckily we have an awesome team behind us and with support from our parents we were able to rent a U-haul and make it to the show just in time! We received a tremendous outpouring of love and support from the dairy goat community and we are so grateful to all who went out of their way to support us. Once all our does were checked in and comfortably relaxing in their pens we were able to take a breath and calm ourselves down... It was nothing but fun from there! Out of the 4 does we took, 3 placed and we were beyond thrilled with our success. Hoping to just have one doe in the top 20, we were shocked when our first homegrown doe was walked into the 16th place JR yearling spot. Her paternal sister, Azazel Misty Morning took just a few spots in front of her in the 10th place JR yearling class! The highlight of the day was when our lovely Blissberry AC Wishful Thinking was paraded around the ring and eventually into the 5th place spot in the SR yearling class, with more than 70 entries! We rounded out the day joining our wonderful friends at Blissberry in their lineup for JR Get of Sire which took 2nd place. We had such an incredible experience and cannot thank all those who helped us get there enough!