The Hyland Family hits the Rodeo

We took our annual trip to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this year. The boys love going and always have a good time. This year we had to go without Dad who is swamped at work, but took along some other fun family members, Kiki, Owen, Courtney and GranDeb. Things went very smoothly, but then again having 1 adult per child will do that for you. We rode the ponies, learned about farming, rode a mechanical bull (see video below) and rode carnival rides. What more can you ask for? Oh yeah, I remember, cinnamon rolls! We had those, too! If you haven't had one, you can't even imagine what you are missing!



Courtney and Josh arrive at the Rodeo.




GranDeb and the grandsons pose for a pic.




Johnny Cash, aka Owen, rides Twinkie the pony.




Jill and Mom relax and watch the action.



The whole gang, Kiki, Owen, Courtney, Jill, Jennifer, Josh, GranDeb and Jake.

Jake, Josh and cousin Owen go to the Farm! It was actually a really neat exhibit demonstrating how farmers get the food from the farm to the market. The boys liked it a lot.

Jake planted and harvested tomatoes. Josh was onions, Owen was carrots.

Josh milks the cow.




Jake and Josh take a ride on the Ferris Wheel. I was with Owen, so the boys went alone. As you can see things started out tense.

But then they relaxed and had fun. You can see me and Owen above them. Owen had fun, too. Me? Not so much!