Dressed up Sheep!

For me, the highlight of the Michigan Fiber Festival is the Sheep Costume Parade. I mean, how do they get those sheep to wear those costumes anyway?  I guess you have to chalk it up to the kids.  I think kids and sheep make a good combination.  The kids are creative and the sheep are cooperative.

Unfortunately for an old gal like me, they move too darn fast and it's not always easy to take a good picture.

The Three Little Pigs...note that one has bundles of straw on its back, another has sticks.  I don't know what's up with the third one.

Circus Sheep

Mario Brothers (Mario and Luigi)...my personal favorite of the parade.

Wild, Wild West sheep.

Every parade needs to have a Princess sheep.

Happy Tails To You! (and note that there IS a goat or two in this picture-sheep walk with their tails down and goats walk with their tails up).

I just had to show you this guy too.  I'm told his name is Humphrey and his pen was in the livestock barn with the llamas and alpacas.  He was not in the parade but I think it would have been cool if he was.  I have never been this close to a camel before...and believe me, he was HUGE! 

I'm already counting the days until next year's festival!