It's Rodeo Time

The boys were on Spring break two weeks ago. We were swamped at work, so we didn't get to go anywhere exciting. On Friday of Spring Break, we decided to take a day trip to the Houston Zoo with Meagan, Kelli and the grand babies...but when we arrived the line of cars stretched nearly back to the freeway. Since the Houston Livestock Show was on it's last weekend of a three week run, we decided to head over to the carnival and livestock show. Here is a picture of the crew as we walked over the bridge that used to connect the Reliant parking lot to Astroworld. Astroworld is no more and, in fact, we parked just across the bridge where we once would have been near the tram stop at the front entrance. (Maddux is in the single stroller, but since he was sleeping we didn't turn him toward the sun.) That is the Reliant Center to the back left and the Astrodome to the right.
Davin's and Brooke's first carnival rides didn't go as well as planned. But they really enjoyed this second ride. Meagan and Davin are in the front of the car and Kelli and Brooke are in the back. The first ride spun around and they were having none of it. The up and down of the roller coaster was much better received!
While Meagan and Kelli went in search of an appropriate restroom for diaper duty, Brianne, Brian, Will and I spent some time at the arcade. Here they are playing Whac-a-mole. They are soooo competitive!
I have no idea where they get it. I only had to play them at the water races four times before I could win and move on! (A pink pig/dog was our prize of the day.) An ice cream break! Waffle cones, dipped waffle cones and chocolate dipped strawberries...yum!
This was mine and Maddux's waffle cone, big enough for sharing...and then passing it on to Uncle Will to finish! We passed on the fried Snickers and Twinkies. It just sounded gross!Face painting...a dragon for Davin...
and a shooting star for Brooke.
Here are our two cuties at the petting zoo. Davin liked the pig, but once the sawdust started getting in his flip-flops, he was ready to get out of there.

Brooke preferred the goats. They are softer.

And while they were in the petting zoo, Brian, Will and I watched a gentleman going from trash can to trash can in Reliant Arena fishing out empty coke bottles and collecting the tops. I thought it strange, but evidently you can win prizes by entering all those codes into a Coke website. I guess he was on to something!

And finally, by the end of the afternoon we were all tired...but these two were tuckered out!

A good day for the Goodes! We can hardly wait for next year. Yee-haw!!!