Rodeo

So every year we go to the Strawberry Days Rodeo and of course it's not a good rodeo without one good injury. This year Sam was the injured one! You see Jory in the picture above---well, he's from Rexburg so he automatically thinks he's a cowboy and feels that it is responsibility to REPRESEEEEENT! So he shows up in wranglers, boots and a hat every year. Well, as he was on his way down the bleachers he stepped right on Sam's toe! He didn't even realize he'd done it! I'm sure he just couldn't feel it through those 2 inch thick boots he had on. The next thing we know Sam's toe is bleeding all over.....of course Sam doesn't say a word or even complain cause he's a cop and he's tough like that.

















I love the picture below of Ben, Lauren and Kenzie (Lauren's little sister). And let me just say right now that I'm sooooooo sorry that I cut baby Cason out of the picture (Lauren--don't be bitter---I didn't do it on purpose!). Anyway, the reason I love this picture so much is because it's pretty much the last smile on Kinzie's face for the night. Being from California and never being to a rodeo she was a little horrified when the calf-roping began. Don't get me wrong---she's not a PETA member but she was pretty tender-hearted regarding how those cows were treated.
































There's nothing like a good stand off between a bull and a clown! Remind me to tell you all about the time when I was 12 years old and convinced my dad I would be the next world champion barrell racer and he bought me a great new horse and everything.....yeah, as you all already know----that didn't quite happen....but kuddos to my dad for letting me try out a dream! Or you could ask my dad about the time I was in a jr. rodeo and got bucked off a steer, kicked in the head and got a concussion----and then I asked my dad to give me a blessing and he just laughed. He'll deny it but it's true!

Here's a cute picture of Nikki and Brendan and below of Jed kissing on me. Jeez---he's so mushy!