Giddyup!

John and I got to embark on yet another adventure last night. The Springdale "Rodeo of the Ozarks." And thanks to some friends, Addison got to have her own fun as well. A pool party and hanging out with her buddies Brady and Garrett - she had a blast thanks guys!

I grew up going to rodeos so I'd been looking forward to attending this one for quite some time. It was at Parson's Stadium in Springdale - yup same location as our Demolition Derby! It's a magnet for entertaining events and people. And thankfully, it did not disappoint.

Upon arrival, we decided to go all in and splurge for the "Box Seats." Money well spent. Once we got to our seats we realized we were sitting right next to a counselor in our old stake presidency - the "Butlers?". Yay! That is one way to guarantee that we aren't surrounded by second-hand smoke and foul language.

Sitting next to them only added to the entertainment of the evening. Brother Butler was very animated and loving every minute of the rodeo. John and I were both impressed to see him belt out the AC/DC song "Shook Me All Night Long" as it was blasted over the loud speaker. His wife even joined in as she belted to her own tune: Big & Rich's "Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy"....lol. Later in the evening, Brother Butler had managed to rile up the emcee as they bantered over sports. Vikings vs. Packers. John even threw his hat into the ring and gave a shout out to his favorite "The Bears".....which resulted in the emcee giving a shout-out to John in return. "Looossseeerr"...lol. It all added up to a great time.

Here are a few pics from our journey 'o fun:

Where we almost ate for dinner....but didn't...but should have.
Mostly we just thought their sign was hilarious. "Home of the Old Fashion Hamburger."
Apparently where you can find hamburgers donning attire from the 1960's?

A tribute to the soldiers. This was all after a very thoughtful and heavily accented prayer blessing everything from our country to our cowboys to our livestock.
I do love the country pride found at rodeos. But it's always entertaining hearing it from a cowboy's perspective.

A shot of the buckin' broncos.
Unfortunately, I didn't get much more than this due to a dead camera battery. :(

This was the most entertaining event: Mutton Busting.
Little kids see how long they can stay on a sheep while little kid clowns help save them.
If you look close enough you'll see the 4 year old hanging on sideways.
It was quite impressive how much strength and will they had to stay on.

And last but not least, the emcee of the event.
He did a great job and was very entertaining.
This is during the banter w/Brother Butler over sports.

All in all, we had a great time. It brought back so many memories of my childhood. We are definitely making this one a yearly outing!