The Rodeo

Nana and I took the boys to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo yesterday afternoon. They have never been before, mostly because I hate crowds, but this year they both asked to go after hearing a lot about it at school. As it turns out, going on a weekday afternoon, right after school gets out, is perfect. The place was empty and the weather was beautiful.

We started our adventure with a ride on the light rail. So fun. We were able to park at Henry's school and ride the train right to the entrance.

The boys loved "racing" the cars we passed on the train.

Our very first stop was Fun on the Farm in the kids' area. The boys were put right to work gathering chicken eggs into their baskets. These were wooden eggs but we actually saw a real egg in with the real chickens!Next the boys got "seeds" and planted tomatoes. Pretend water.
Do all farmers ride Harleys?

And after milking cows, shearing sheep, growing corn and gathering peaches, the boys sold their goods at the farmers' market and earned a buck.

They got to turn in their money for a real treat (they picked Rice Krispies, of course!).

Next up were the pig races. It is pretty funny to see four pigs racing around the track. The winner got an Oreo. Those were some motivated piggies!

The pig races were next to the carnival, and Nana got us tickets to ride. The first ride was a roller coaster. It was just a kiddie one and the boys loved it, but I thought it was scary. This bumblebee ride is more my style.

We ended the afternoon looking at real animals at Agventure. Will was obsessed with the worms. We honestly couldn't get him to leave.Nana's favorite was the longhorn.
After nearly three fun hours at the Rodeo, the boys were done.

Nana and I were done too. But at least now my boys can say they've been to the Rodeo this year.