Stock Show

This morning my parents took the three of us to the National Western Stock Show. We were all smart enough to go early in the morning and beat the crowds. We walked right in, got into the fun kid-oriented stuff with hardly any lines, and walked out past the long line of people trying to get in at 11:30. George was so well-behaved and loved seeing all the animals. We headed straight for the petting zoo and it was a big hit:

Of course, George also loved seeing the tractors all around the grounds. He got to sit in quite a few and pretend to take them out for a spin.

We didn't watch any of the rodeo events, but we did stop by to look at the arena. p.s. This is the exact spot where my college graduation was held. All of the graduates lined up where they line up the horses for the rodeo. There was no dirt when I graduated, though :)

George even took his first pony ride! His pony was named Comanche (Sean thought Comanche was the best name of all the ponies). He was a little nervous when he was first put on the pony, but then he was just fine, he really doesn't get too scared of trying new things.

It was a lot of fun! Now George is fast asleep and I have to wash the stock show smell from all our clothes. Next year we might need to cave and get G a cowboy hat because the little boys there looked so darn cute in them!