COWBOY UP!!! Rodeo Time

We took a nice break from the norm, had a sitter for Sidney Shea and Rob and I took Rhett to the NAILE (North American International Livestock Expo) in Louisville for the Rodeo! Of course, our #1 priority was to find Kasey in the barns...sheep barns....Kasey the girl, not the cat! Just look at how much fun we had!! I wish I could have captured the sparkle in Rhett's eyes during the night. It was a BLAST.

Before we got too far, Rhett had to have a ride!

Can you believe your eyes?? It's Kasey!! yes, the REAL Kasey!!! (whom our cat is named after) Rhett was sooooooooooooo excited (I think this is the real highlight of his night)** notice the hat change. My dad had a real problem with Rhett wearing a summer hat in the winter so now, Rhett has a felt hat for the winter months.**

We toured the lamb barn and found this HUGE Ram!
The start of the Rodeo is always with the flag ceremony...this is the lone cowboy from KY coming in with the state flag. Rhett also sang along with the National Anthem it excited him to hear the song...thank goodness he didn't yell out "play ball" when it was over!
Event 1: Bareback riding
Event 2: Team Roping

Event 3: Bulldoggin' (aka: steer wrestling)

Event 4: Saddle Bronc Riding

Then we had a nice little break... intermission! A lasso king...we just kept telling Rhett that he couldn't try any of these tricks with his lasso at home!

Event 5: Barrel racing

And now, for the main event...Bull Riding!!!

This was very exciting! One bull really wanted to get the Rodeo Clown (whom is inside the barrel) so the Bull Fighter got to "play" with his pal....

We had a GREAT evening and can't wait for next years NAILE Rodeo!! Sidney Shea will be older and can join in on the fun...who knows after everyone sees how much fun we've had, some of you may want to join us next year!!