Rodeo!!

Back in February Ryan entered his first ranch rodeo!!! The kids and I were excited to go and watch him compete with a team of 3 other guys in Lyons. I just haven't managed to get it blogged about! I have to say that my pictures turned out very crummy. We sat on the first row so the kids could run around and I wouldn't have to worry about them falling off the bleachers. Which means the fence was right in the middle of my pictures and the camera tended to focus on it instead of the cowboys! Silly camera - sometimes it can't figure out what is really important. Hmmm . . . sounds a little like me sometimes. Anyway, the guys competed in 4 events that involved things cowboys do on the ranch like roping, sorting, penning, loading in trailers, and doctoring (including wrestling a BIG steer to the ground). Here was our team. Sorry, best picture I got.  

Mark, JP, Ryan, and Brad

Brad and Ryan in action

We had a lot of fun cheering them on. Our team definitely had the biggest fan section! They took 4th overall but if a couple crazy things hadn't gone wrong they could have easily taken 2nd or even won the whole thing! And the world championship team was there and complimented them. They did look pretty good if I do say so myself!

The kids had fun watching and playing. They loved watching the horses and cows. Someone had a little pony there too which Braden adored.

Addyson was just the perfect height that the fence was right in her way so she crouched down really low so she could get a good view. They clapped and cheered for daddy! We had a great time.

We headed back last weekend just to watch. No participation this time - Ryan's back is giving him a little trouble and he thought they might be working in the fields so they didn't sign up. But Addyson and Braden had a great time sitting with daddy and watching all the action. There was a goat scramble that we watched and they really liked the little goats. But possibly their favorite part was playing in the dirt! Fun family times!