We recently went to the Houston rodeo, a huge event here in Houston. In fact, we had no idea how big this thing was until we showed up. Hosted at the Reliant Stadium grounds, the rodeo was much more than just a rodeo. There was a carnival, rides, pig racing, dancing, mutton bustin', a petting zoo, horse shows, concerts, educational displays for kids, and about every kind of fried food (or dessert) you can think of.
Naturally, we spent most of our time in Kid's Country... which worked up our Texas-sized appetites for some of that notorious southern rodeo food.
Appetizer: Fried Alligator (not too bad actually)
Dinner: Authentic Cowboy Burrito
...even Cooper had some... and loved it!
Dessert: Fried Everything! But we just shared a few bites of some of the top recommendations... Oreos, Snickers and Cheesecake. The Oreos were definitely the favorite pick of both me and Cooper.
What We Skipped: Giant Roasted Turkey Legs (almost as long as your forearm), sausage-on-a-stick, corn-dog-on-a-stick, pizza-on-a-stick, you-name-it-on-a-stick, and, among other things on the fried dessert menu, fried oatmeal cream pie and fried cupcakes.
Of all the things in Kid's Country, I think the petting zoo was Cooper's favorite.
Haha! Okay, so he doesn't look like he's having fun, but it really wasn't that bad. We met some little pigs, goats, deer, sheep, llamas and kangaroos.
Ms. Moo wasn't quite so frightening though... and it helped that daddy and cousin Boston were there for moral support as well.
Behind bars, this bull certainly wasn't a threat either...
Back on the ranch, cousins Boston and Lydia milked their first cow...
As it got dark Cooper loved seeing all the colored lights and watching all the kids on the carousel ride.
A bright-eyed Cooper watches excitedly from the safety of his stroller while his cousins take a whirl on the ferris wheel...
It made for a fun packed day, and one tired little stinker bug.
Well, that's all folks!
