One saturday, Cole decided that he wanted all of us to go to a Rodeo together. So he looked up on the internet for one, and he found one in a little town called Hugo. We had SUCH a fun time! We were so nervous that it was going to be really crowded, and that our kids weren't going to have much fun, but it was TOTALLY opposite that! There were probably 100 people there, and the rodeo was called a Ranch Rodeo- and it featured things that would be done on a ranch; i.e. trailering (seeing how fast 4 cowboys could rope a calf, load it and their horses onto a trailer, close the gate, and then all pile into a pickup truck), branding (they didn't actually brand, just tried to see how fast they could catch the calf, put a mark on it's nose, and let it go!) and my personal favorite- Milking! That's right. 4 cowboys were running on the ground, while one was mounted on a horse. They would have to rope this cow that they turned loose, and then the 4 cowboys that were on the ground would have to actually MILK the cow as it was FREAKING out- and then run the bottle to the judge at the other end of the arena. It was SO awesome! My favorite for sure.
The kids had a great time as well. We all had our cowboy hats on- except for the REAL cowboy (Cole) of course. He doesn't even OWN a cowboy hat! What is THAT all about! Anyways...the boys had fun running around on the bleachers while Cole and I shelled sunflower seeds for them. Well, we shelled them for Lincoln. Payton just ate the whole thing- shell and all. Silly boy! As a side note- I gave him a whole bowl of cherries the other day, left the room for just a few minutes, and came back and they were all gone! PIT AND ALL!! Silly kid! Anyways...the rodeo was awesome. We will definitely be going to that one again. Lincoln and Payton were asking when they could come again before we had even left the parking lot! Yeah for Rodeo's! We seriously love them!
LOTS of this went on towards the end of the rodeo. If you look closely, Payton is MID JUMP over a little stream. Cool!
2 comments:
That seriously sounds like SO much fun! How nice that there wasn't a big crowd! LOVE the hats! You guys look great!
SOO fun! I wonder if my city boy would like to go out to a rodeo...I'll have to give that a try.
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