Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Gage's 1st Mutton Bustin'; Atlee's 1st Rodeo!

We spent all day at the stock show on Sunday and got to see Atlee's buddy Trey for his 10th birthday, Oma & Opa, and Tiffy and Jeremy. It was a long weekend. We also visited Granny on Saturday and hope she gets better really soon. Last night, we went to the SA Rodeo for Atlee's first actual perfomance. I think he loved it. And what's more, his cousin Gage was a rockstar in the Mutton Bustin'. Though he didn't win, I think he was a close second (a 7-year-old won, and Gagey is only 4 3/4!). And he definitely won best cowboy dancer--he was the only one that danced after his ride. The crowd went wild. We left before Brooks and Dunn, because poor Mr. A was wiped out. Due to his very long, exciting weekend, he was also bad at daycare--I think we'll get him back to normal soon. Hope you enjoy the pics--the ones of Gage's ride are blurry because I didn't have the right lens since I thought I had to sneak in my camera (they didn't even check).


checkin' out the pigs..."ooh!"
chicks...
Gage's "this-is-not-a-goat-that-one-is"...
sweet baby calf--all the city-slickers thought his mommy was a "good boy"
at this point, Gage said that he just couldn't wait any longer. he had to ride right now!
nervous or just pumped? doesn't he look like a rodeo stud?
the waiting...
his first sight of the horses...
i know it's out of focus, but thought it was cute that he was waving at the horses...
Gage's ride with Leon Coffey close behind...
a fuzzy view of his ride on the big screen...
getting dusted off and getting ready for his dance...

one proud boy on the jumbotron...

can't wait till i can do that...

check out the drool bubbles...

Poor baby was in bed early tonight...

1 comment:

Sara Bading said...

I am so pumped for Gage...who was down on the floor with him when he got off. he looked so cute in that little vest before his ride.