Showing posts with label rodeo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rodeo. Show all posts

Friday, March 18, 2011

Rodeo Time!


Monday we had a blast at the Houston Livestock Show.  We went with Don's parents and had a great time.  Because of the rain, the crowds were light and we hardly had to stand in line anywhere.  And we only got stuck in the rain once, while we were covered watching the pig races.  So it all worked out great.

The Farm



                                     






 The Pig Races




Jake and Luke waiting for the races to start
Jake as head cheer guy for pig # 4


Head Pig - Trevor's pig won the race!






Waiting out the rainstorm
Hayley prepared for the rain



The Petting Zoo and Livestock Show


Luke liked the fake cow much better than the live one!

Collecting the Animal cards is always fun

New WORM station

Luke and Grammy chillin' on the big green hill


Jake taking a break from running on the hill

Trevor and the cute baby

Jake and his friend Billy

Hayley taking care of Luke

Too close for Luke's comfort!



 

Trev helping Luke after the animal scare
 
The Rides


Tea Cup fun
Favorite Ride - Zero Gravity


Trevor after Zero Gravity
"That was totally AWESOME!"



Our Favorite Part, The Food!
 
Texas Sized Hot Dog
Turkey Leg


Sausage on a Stick
Apparently the hot dog wasn't enough...


Sausage on a Stick

That was one big Turkey leg!


Fried Cookie Dough
Deep Fried Oreos
The Best Lemonade EVER!
Luke's First Deep Fried Oreo
Deep Fried Cookie Dough and Snickers


Thanks for a great day at the Rodeo Grammy and Grandaddy!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Rockin' at the Rodeo






We had a blast at the rodeo last week during spring break!


We went with Don's parents and were able to do most of our favorite things, plus adding a few new things. The first ride of the day is the good ole' Metro park & ride, always a crowd favorite!



Then it was on to the Farm where the kids planted & harvested vegetables, milked a fake cow, and cashed in our earnings all in at the end for a treat.





This year we took in a magic show & both Trevor & Don were picked to help with the magic tricks.





Luke took advantage of the show and caught a few winks.





After that we headed inside to see the animals & tractors.











Who can resist getting a chocolate milk after visiting Borden's Bessie the Cow?






And of course, we had to stop at the largest fake green hill in Houston for the traditional roll.





All that walking left us needing some good tasting vittles to eat, so we headed outside to get some of our favorite rodeo food. Nothing says rodeo like sausage on a stick!




Then it was off to the carnival rides. Jake wanted to ride the teacups & the guy let me ride for free. Who could turn down that? I should have...we were spinning so fast & I couldn't even keep my head up & barely kept my lunch down. And I thought I had the easy job, sticking with the younger kids & grandparents while Don took the oldest 3 on the bigger rides. After that I stuck to the ground and just took pictures.




We all met up at the end for the kids to go through the bubble house together.







And what better way to soothe those upside down stomaches than hitting the fried food for dessert. This year we just stuck to the fried cookie dough & deep fried oreos, and even Luke tried to get into the action. The wind was crazy and we were all covered with powdered sugar by the end.





We barely missed getting into seeing the pig races, so settled for another trip around the farm & a brief stint in the petting zoo before heading home.







Enjoying the ride home in style.






Thanks for such a "sweet" time Grammy & Grandaddy!