It has been a crazy, hectic, never have time to come up for air-two weeks! Today is the first day I feel like I have a spare minute! My daughter Sydney got to participate in the Mutton Bustin Competition at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. For those of you that are not from the Houston area-the Rodeo is the biggest event of the entire year for the city. Everybody pulls out their boots and hats to get ready to rodeo! They even have "Go Texan Day" at the schools where the kids wear their best western get up and learn line dancing in P.E. (I know-only in Texas) Every year at the Rodeo they have Armed Forces Appreciation Day and invite all the military families in the area to come enjoy a day at the rodeo for FREE. They even have a food tent with free BBQ just for military families. Such a great way to support our troops and families! Every night at the Rodeo, they have a Mutton Bustin competition where 5 and 6 year olds ride sheeps and whoever rides the longest wins. My daughter along with a few other local military children got invited to participate. There are thousands of kids in the area that try to enter to do this and they are normally selected by a lottery. But because we are military and it was Armed Forces Day-they chose military children. Sydney did outstanding! She came in 2nd place and 1st place went to a girl also. Girls rule!!!! Before Sydney got on the sheep I was trying to pump her up and told her," Hold on tight and don't let go." She looked up at me and said," Mama don't worry, I am going to show that sheep who's boss!" Love my girl! Here is the video from the event and she is in #1. My little cowgirl....
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