Rodeo Girl

We love the Rodeo. We made it out there 3 times this year, which is a lot with a toddler! The Livestock Show and Carnival are very well-run and Leila had a blast. Her favorite thing? Was it the Ferris Wheel? NO. The Super-Slide? NO. Pony ride? NO. It was... The goats. That's right. Regular old goats in the petting zoo, which was FREE. In fact, we like to talk about what she dreams about, and one of those things was goats. Don't ask me, I don't get it either!!! I think it is cute though!!

The McKinney's were kind enough to meet us up at the Rodeo a couple of times to spend time with us. Mary joined me in one of my favorite parts of the rodeo-- Fried Anything! For those of you not familiar with Texas, one of the great gastronomic delights in our state are fried or specially crafted foods made just for the State Fair and the Rodeo. This year, we tried Fried Key Lime Pie and Fried Smores. I passed on Chicken Fried Meatballs, Chocolate dipped Pickles, and Jalapeno Lemonade.

Leila and her Mimi and Dude outside of the Boardroom--VIP at 2 years old

At her school Rodeo pushing fake cow patties with a noodle--haha someone at that school is very creative!!

She loved the Pony Ride and did not need Mom this year to walk her, she did it all by herself
Look at that huge smile while feeding the goats!

The 3 of us enjoying the Carnival together