Dayton Youth Rodeo

Today was the Dayton Youth rodeo. Mark wanted so badly to be able to go and see the kids and be outside on this amazingly nice day, however as he says, instead, he gets to be up to his rear in grain dust. I could not have done it without the help of my mother. She is always very supportive and helpful with all the kids activities.
We had to be to the arena by 9 and barrels started at 10. During the barrels, they had the little kids events, stick horse races, dummy roping, and goat tail untie. Jake and Luke both participated in these events and had a pretty fun time at it. Luke liked the goat tail untie and wanted to go again. Jake skipped the swing and went right to the throw for his dummy roping and caught it. Jayden ran barrels on her pony and she went super fast and had a good run. She also did the flag race really well and was dissapointed in the poles knocking a couple poles. This rodeo draws a lot of kids and the competition is pretty tough. I like Jayden to participate for the fun of it and to be able to compete in a rodeo. We also brought the new horse, Jessie. Jayden rode her around the area and enjoyed the calm and easy ride unlike Dakota. Today we wrote the check for her. We now officially own Traveler and Jessie, our new horses. I pray that they will be just what we have been looking for, safe and fun.
We were back to the house after unloading horses and trailer by 2:00 and had the rest of the day to enjoy. Today it was actually hot, 86 degrees. The kids and I spent the rest of the afternoon in the yard. For supper, I ran and got a Casey’s pizza and took it to the field while the kids rode. I wish it could stay this nice all fall.

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