Night at the Rodeo

Tonight we went to the Norco Rodeo. Liam had never seen horses up close. We love to point and look at the horses as we drive to church, so we figured he would have a good time. He had a blast! It was so fun to watch him. He would point and then frantically clap his hands! He was so excited. When we pulled up to the rodeo they had standard or premium parking. We decided to pay the extra $2 and get the premium parking. It was the best investment. We were parked very close to the arena and in the middle of all the horse trailers. Just imagine our minivan parked between a big pickup with a trailer and a semi-truck with a humongous horse trailer. Quite a sight! We got to walk around and see all the horses and cowboys as they were getting ready. Liam was in awe. As we left, we walked past a trailer where a very nice lady and her daughter were sitting. We asked if they would mind if we took a picture of Liam with their beautiful horse (hoping that they would let him pet it too!) They were so nice and not only let him get close to their horse but also said he could sit in the saddle. He was a little timid at first….those horsies are really, really big up close. The daughter was a barrel racer and was waiting for her event. I hope she did well, she was sure nice to a curious little guy!