The Capital

That is the title of William's state fair award winning photo. We had a happy surprise today when I went to go pick up William's state fair entries. When we went to the fair to see if he had won last week, there were no ribbons next to his photos, so we assumed he had not won anything. As his mom, I was feeling a little disappointed for him, but his atttitude about entering and not winning was so wonderful. He was excited people were seeing his photos and that he had tried. I was so proud of him handeling his disappointed feelings by turning them into positives.



But when I walked in to pick up the photos now that the fair is done, I was surprised to see a 3rd place ribbon by one. I spoke to the lady who was helping me gather them up and she double checked and sure enough William had taken 3rd place and won $8. William is still in school and does not know yet. He is going to go nuts with excitement. I framed the photo for him and have it waiting with his check as his big surprise. The second photo is the other William entry. It is actually my favorite of the two because I think it is so creative. It is self-portrait. No, really. He took a picuture of the shirt he was wearing that day to get the skull. I think it is genius and that the result was amazing. But then again, I'm a bit biased.