Wellington Rodeo

We made it to the Wellington Rodeo for the first time since moving here this year, and it was a blast.  The first night we went with Keyan and Kelli and the Barlows.  It was so fun!  The events were fun to watch, the music was fun, the kids saw friends, it was just great!  The boys did the calf scramble and loved it.

On July 3rd when we did most of our celebrations, it started raining around 4:00.  They announced the rodeo would be free so we headed back up there with the Barneys and Oma & Papa Dude.  It was a mud hole just getting into the stands and the arena was a mess!!  I was surprised they went on with it.  It made the events more entertaining.  I thought for sure they would cancel the calf scramble, but they enticed all those kids to get out there.  This time Bentley wanted to do it, and of course she was wearing a white dress.  Damon knew what to do this time and was super quick, pulling the first ribbon!!  The mud wasn't too bad until the announcer decided to tell all the kids they could get a free candy bar at the concession stand if they jumped into the mud puddle! UGH!!  Radley wasn't with us this time, but we had Rafe.  Even though it was a pain, the kids had a great time, and I'm glad they were able to do it.

Glad we live in a place that celebrates and honors the country we live in without hesitation.

Bareback riding

We had a great time!

First night it was dirt, I had no idea that would be so 'clean' compared to what was ahead!

First time Kyler had ever gotten on a horse.  We need to get them on a ride sometime soon.

It was so so muddy!

They were so nasty, haha.  We had to throw Bentley's white dress away

I guess it was worth it!

That candy sure made them happy!!

Lots of nasty feet after running around in the mud, even though they had all been hosed off

She was so tired she fell asleep during the rodeo with all the noise!!  Oma & Papa Dude made a great bed

Fireworks!!!

 

All three boys made an attempt.  You can see Damon the best (in a grey tank top and black shorts), and he gets really close.  The other big kids were probably a little too old, but the boys still had a good time and made some memories.

Bronc riding in the mud!

Not all the sheep were willing to run in the mud, but this one did.  This kid rode really well!

Oh man there was so much mud, but Damon came away victorious this time!!  They all had so much fun in the mud!!

I was not really happy about what followed after the calf scramble, but it's something none of us will ever forget!  The kids all ended up winning because they all got candy!  We ruined some clothes, but they had a blast.  George was pretty much the only kid that didn't get in the mud.  He told the rodeo clown, "My mom wouldn't want me to get in the mud." haha!  He was right!

I had never seen the Red River flowing bank to bank, but with all the heavy and consistent rains throughout the summer it happened!  Kenney wanted to make sure we got a video of it, so we turned around to get it.

We were told the water came all the way up to the bridge, but I never saw any pictures of that.  It was cool to see that the Red River is actually a river every once in a while!