Austin Rodeo 2012

Fun day at the Austin rodeo. Rides, rides and more rides! Along with the pig races and checking out all the sites, the kiddos were plum worn out!

Pig Races!

A Pig!

Mama and Mason

Walking, well rolling, on water

They are lovin the John Deere

Seguin Rodeo

The same day we had our rain storm, we also visited the Seguin Rodeo. My dear friend came with me as Robert had to work. We went early so it was not crowded at all. We spent a few hours exploring the rides and checking out the livestock show. We missed the rain by a matter of minutes.



Autumn was not sitting on the sidelines this time!

 

This was pretty cool. The kids loved it-we rode it several times.



Mason sat still for some face painting. He loved his snake-he would not let me wash it off until the next day.

 

Autumn loved this turtle. She kept reaching for its face, thankfully it didn't bite her. Yes, there is a goat standing on the turtle.



Mason and Autumn really enjoyed this petting zoo.

 

Austin Rodeo

On Saturday, I took the kids to the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo. My good friend Lauren came with us, and mama was very glad to have the extra set of hands and eyes. Wow this place sure has a lot to do! We explored the stockyards where we saw these huge horses and cattle. We went into the BBQ cookoff area and checked out some BBQ grub. We went over to all the rides and Mason rode his first roller coaster! It was actually pretty fast so Lauren could not get a picture of us in it, but it was a dragon roller coaster and Mason loved it. I thought he would be scared but nope! After that he tried the ladybug, the train and at the end of the day the merry-go-round. We will have to check out the dollar ride nights because my kid loves the rides.
We had to take a break during the day because Autumn really wanted out of the stroller, so we got some typical fair junk food and found a grassy area so she could get out and roam. Autumn actually stayed right next to us, it was Mason that was still roaming.
Later that day, we finally found our buddy DJ. After saying a quick hello we needed to take off. The kids were super tired (as was mom) and we had a little hike in store.
I think we will be doing this again in the future!


I do not know what kind of horses these were, but they were BIG!




Our buddy Lauren!



Watching the animals run around the yard. Yeah, we didn't stay here long :)



Miss Autumn spent much of her day in the stroller. She was ready to get out and explore too! Next year, my dear, next year.



We stopped at the BBQ cookoff to get some grub.



Mason rode this ladybug - it was his first ride by himself1 He loved it!

 

After the fast dragon roller coaster and the ladybug, the train was a little slow for Mason.



This merry-go-round was fast! Mason really liked this one too.