The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is a long family tradition for me. So, naturally, I'm going to engulf my trio in the RodeoHouston culture. They went 3 times this year and had so much fun. Here are some photos from the last month or so.
Ready for Go Texan Day at school.
First trip to the rodeo this year was on a Thursday with my parents. Crowds weren't so bad and the girls remembered some of the attractions and rides from years before.
The Farm attraction is a great learning experience for my girls... and they love it! They are given a basket when they enter along with a seed. They get to learn about how a farm works from growing vegetables to taking care of animals. They also "sell" back their goods for $2. $1 goes towards a treat and the other $1 goes in the bank.
It didn't take much convincing to the grandparents that they wanted a pony ride.
Time for carnival rides.
Like feeding baby birds when someone has ice cream.
On Friday of that week, the girls had a field trip to Old MacDonald's Farm with their preschool. They got up close with lots of animals, enjoyed pony rides, rode on a train, and played on a huge mound of hay.
Our second trip to the rodeo was on a Wednesday during Spring Break. The crowds were much more packed. We watched pig races, walked through the farm, and rode some rides.
The 3rd time to the rodeo was the Saturday following spring break and the crowds were really bad. The girls napped on the way there so they were ready to go when we got there. We walked around the livestock show, did the farm again, rode a couple rides, and ate dinner.
My favorite tradition of the rodeo is our family photo on the bull. This is the 4th year for our family photo. I think they get better and better.
Spring is also a great time for us to visit our farm. The girls had a blast running around in the wildflowers.
Brian and I got a date night the last day of the rodeo. We saw Zac Brown Band and had a great time together.
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