Night at the Rodeo

June 8th, 2009

We went to the rodeo a while ago; though, we are not really rodeo kinda people.  I used to ride horses, but it was much more “let’s put on this pretty blue blazer and french braid our hair to jump over white picket fences” instead of  “how about we get a big’ ole belt buckle and a cowboy hat and see who can destroy their vertebra fastest”.   However, in the interest of family fun not in front of a movie screen, we went to the rodeo.  One of us dressed the part.

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I did not bring my tripod and it was getting dark so there are very few shots of the animals.  The ones I do have are BLURRY.   Photos or not–the horses were gorgeous and the cowboys were the only ones getting injured.

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Our sweet boy was concerned each time someone got bucked off, but cheered the loudest when the horses came through the gate.  That kid is a puzzle wrapped in an enigma .

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He was so excited to go run with the kids after the calf during (what is it called?  Not half time, intermission?) but would not let me hand him over the fence to the nice man so he could be in the ring.  Have I mentioned two is kicking my butt? Here are other kiddos tormenting a calf by trying to get the ribbon off of its tail.  Everyone knows if you are going to torment a calf you should at least be able to eat some veal when you are finished.  (Kidding!….sorta.)

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Tantrums or not, we all had a great time, and I imagine we will be right back here again next year.

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Operation clean off my camera will continue tomorrow with baby pictures so cute they will melt your ovaries. If you do not have ovaries then, well…it is just a cute kid.

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5 Responses to “Night at the Rodeo”

  1. 7daytrial on June 9, 2009 12:22 am

    It looks like you guys had a lot of fun!

    I bet it was nice to get out of the house (and much less traumatic than watching the bull riding competition)

    Occasionally, we’ll go do things we aren’t really interested in just to get out of the house for a while. It almost always leads to a good story.

  2. grammy on June 9, 2009 6:36 am

    I wonder if he’d chase a greased pig? That opportunity is available the week we return from New York.

    Thanks for sharing.

  3. MMIL on June 9, 2009 4:44 pm

    There’s a Mayberry-ville rodeo June 19 and 20, if anybody’s interested. Or is that during the time of the great Eastern adventure?

  4. sarah on June 9, 2009 6:29 pm

    I’m not rodeo people, either, but that looks like fun!! Those pictures are gorgeous!

  5. Crystal on June 13, 2009 4:25 pm

    Adorable pics of The Son, and your photography skills and/or your camera are freaking awesome! Love the action shots of the rodeo…yeehaw!

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