JULY 4TH, YAHOO, BUCKAROO

Our friends, the Iversons, invited us to The St. Paul Rodeo on July 4th. They have box seats and we were sitting right on the edge of the arena. They also invited the Carliles. It was so much fun and that ain't no bull . . .

. . . well actually, these ARE bulls.

At the beginning there was a really neat tribute to all the veterans and about our freedoms. It was very touching.

Then the fun began

This is what happens to the calf, when the cowboy remembers his rope.





And what happens when the cowboy forgets his rope.





This is on a replay screen, because I missed it on my camera. The bull got the better of this cowboy, OUCH!!





Young cowboy, young bull.





This was hilarious! The guys in the car have to get a pig, put it in their car and race around the track. They have to do it 3 times, each time with a new pig. It's hard to see, the guys are holding the pig with one arm and driving with the other. Some pigs are better passengers than others.

At the end of each event the 2 girls ride as fast as they can and the winner of that event tries to catch up. Only one winner did.

This was GREAT FUN! Hope your 4th was full of fun, freedom, family, fireworks and good memories.