Rodeo

After a fun birthday party this morning, the buddies and I decided to hit the Austin Rodeo, on its last weekday of the season. Today was "Farmer Day", which meant if you dressed in overalls, your entrance fee to the fairgrounds was waived. You can bet your boots that we wore our overalls! I even donned my GAP overalls, circa 1994, after I discovered they way in the back of my closet.



Our adventure at the fair began with pony rides. But, Ben wouldn't ride because he had a tummy-ache after eating too many Skittles at the birthday party. Ace chose the biggest pony of all and trotted around happily. After that, we watched a Western shoot-out between two outlaws and a sheriff. Good prevailed and we they even slipped in a little lesson that even a blank can shred an aluminum can. Ben perked up after the show, once there was talk of ice cream. And then, we were off to see a real milking show. The boys said the show had "too much talking" but they liked the milking demonstration. At the end of the presentation, Ben said he had a question (we're really into questions these days) and asked the dairy farmer, "What is strawberry milk?"



Then, we discovered the real highlight: the Turbo Jump. For 7 bucks each, the buddies got 2 minutes of flight time. A bit expensive, yes, but totally worth it to see their smiles. After that, we took a quick trip through the petting zoo and then a buzz down Livestock Lane to see the farm animals.








All in all, it was a great outing. Next year, we'll be back for the carnival rides.