We arrived in Texas right in time for the Houston rodeo-every year during the month of March the rodeo takes place at the stadium. They say everything is bigger in Texas and from the looks of the rodeo it sure is! Every night there is a big concert following the rodeo as well-Rich and I are both country music fans and there are a ton of great groups playing (for example: Zac Brown band on St. Patty's Day) but we'll save that for next year when we can get a babysitter and check that out. This year we had a great time and there were SO many people and SO many things to do, eat and to see. I think in the next few years Joseph will really enjoy it as there was a petting zoo, pony, cow and camel rides (yes, camel!), pig races, lots of carnival rides and games and just so much to see. The coolest part of the livestock show before the rodeo was the "birthing center" where they had animals that were pregnant, giving birth or had just given birth. I actually stood in awe for about 10 minutes watching a cow in the process and the little piglets that were born that morning were pretty cute, too! The rest of the livestock show was basically just smelly but the rodeo itself was very cool! By no means am I ready to go and live on a farm and raise pigs or anything like that, but once a year it will be a fun and cultural event to check out!
The pig had just won a "show" event-we saw its owner brushing it and getting it ready for the competition-too funny!
Who doesn't love piglets?
That is a baby cow being pushed out of its momma!
Rich and Joseph posing with Bevo, the mascot for the University of Texas.
Just a disclaimer about photos below: my son will NOT wear overalls; however, we thought it would be funny to have him wear them to the rodeo. Just a one time thing...promise!
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