Rodeo Round up!

Day 2 of Spring Break brought us back to the heart of Houston, Texas for the Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show!  Now this ain't your Daddy's rodeo, this is the Mother of all Rodeos - animals for miles and carnival rides to bring your funnel cake or whatever your fried fantasy...right back up...  In good rodeo form, we pulled on our boots and headed out for a day of ... well, you'll see!  

Not even in the show yet, and Mia's boots are starting to hurt... Sweet Cousin Miles came to the rescue with a piggy back until we turned those boots into a new pair of comfy and stylish rainboots ... girl will do anything for a new pair of shoes!  (see horse pic below for rain boots..)


30 bucks later and we are ready for some farmin' fun - we hit the Agventure where we met lots of fun characters and saw all kinds of farm animal life - brand new babies, and chickies poppin' right out of their eggs.

My cowgirls

 



    

Rodeo Queens!

One of the most entertaining parts of  the rodeo is the muttin bustin!  If you've never seen this in real life, then get on youtube and look it up - its a hoot! 

Somehow, these rodeo folk convince parents to allow their children to be strapped to the back of a sheep - helmet, protective body gear and all.  The kids line up like a cattle drive for this experience!

Muttin Bustin in Action!

Just one of the many interactive rides at the rodeo - and if you don't end up with dirt down your pants then you just didn't do it right!

 

And it wouldn't be a rodeo without a petting zoo and a pony ride!  Even big kids can be convinced to take part in the petting zoo fun! 

Here is what's it's like to be eye to eye with a llama! 

See Mia with her new rainboots and riding Twinkie. 

This ride never gets old when your 5!!  She is one happy cowgirl!