This year I decided to challenge myself and my mother by taking my 3 children to the local rodeo for the day. In our small town the annual rodeo gets quite a lot of advertisement and is one of the only events where the majority of the town gathers, which mean there is usually a huge crown of 25 or so people to contend with. Of course it was a challenge packing the weeks worth of supplies and snacks needed for such an adventure, and I preparing 3 extra pale Irish babies for the sun by covering them with generous amounts of sunscreen. But finally we did make it out the door and to the rodeo.
There were fun activities to watch; including mutt-in busting, where some parents of small children subject them to being dragged by a sprinting sheep. Then there were the classics; barrel racing, and bull riding which we greatly enjoyed watching. There were a couple close calls where I thought we might have to load up for fear of major meltdowns, but we managed to make it through the day with out any catastrophes. The kids enjoyed themselves and got to experience something new. Though exhausted from wrangling the 3 little ones all day, I even managed to enjoy our time and so did my mom. Though it ended with me realizing I was the only one who never got any sunscreen and I was now burnt to a crisp, it was still a fun day.
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