Ben - the Bull Rider!

Last week when some of Tom's MN family was in town we went to the stockyards for traditional Texas fun! One of the last things we did (some of us) was ride the bull! Ben was ready to hop right up there. Since Tom wasn't there (had to work and all) I took lots of pictures to document this big event :)

When our family asked Ben why he didn't fall off he said "it went too slow to fall off!"

They did a great job of going very slow and he loved it!

The other cousins were not so lucky. They all got thrown!

Here's John (one of the cousins who stayed with us) on his turn.

Matt's about ready to start.

Now it's Nick's turn.

They got the big kids going fast! I think everyone loved it though.
I missed taking pictures of the rest...Amelia needed a bottle! :)

We also did lots of merry go rounds and "rides". I think Ben's waiting for this to go in the air!

If you're wondering, Elizabeth had preschool this day so she missed on all the fun! :(

Josh and Ben on the merry go round.

Maria, our niece, Linda, Tom's sister, and Mike, our brother in law.

Oh no, it's starting very young!

And of course, watching the cattle run. The highlight of the day.

Here's Ben and Sharon, our sister in law who stayed with us! (we miss you guys!)

It was a fun and busy day.