This Ain't My First Rodeo

Last week was Spring Break,  and before we headed to Oklahoma, the kids and I visited the Texas Star Rodeo.  I grew up going to Rodeos and this was my first one since I was a child.  But this was my kid's first rodeo....and we had a blast.

For all our non-Texas friends, here is our list of 'must-do's' while at the Rodeo.......

 check out the events 

- so it was a Tuesday morning, and all they had were the girls 

showing their horses in sparkly-shirts....my kids still liked it.

check out a funny event 

like these adorable pigs racing to get an oreo.

 pet a deer?

huh?

only in Texas y'all.

 Scare your 2-year old while petting the deer, so that he doesn't want anything to do with the animals.

 ride a tractor.

backwards.

we showed him the right way........

 eat some yummy (and expensive) carnival food.

like a ginormous corny dog.

 and the requisite funnel cake.

 take the kids on some crazy carnival rides.

unlimited ride wristband half-off.

yee-haw!!!

 make sure you capture those great expressions......

 and require your kids to do some sibling-bonding while on the rides together....

 or maybe not.

 see the rodeo through the eyes of your 2-year old.

 capture those smiles....

 and fearful faces.....

especially this one......