YEEHAW!

Tyler had his first (and definitely not last) trip to the Rodeo a week ago on Saturday. I was told that Cavender's had boots for infants, so Rodney stopped by one day and picked up a pair for Tyler. He also got a western shirt, but they didn't have the right size so we had to alter the outfit a little bit.

It was a gorgeous day! We had planned to get an early start, but Tyler actually slept until 8 and Rodney and I were not about to go wake him up! We got to the rodeo around 10:30 and headed in. Rodney was carrying Tyler while I was pushing the stroller and Tyler kept a tight grip on Rodney's arm. I guess the new sights and sounds were making him a little cautious. We walked past all of the rides in the carnival and went into the petting zoo. Tyler had such a good time in there. He tried to pet the goats and sheep and even saw a kangaroo! The llama kind of scared me (and a goat tried to eat my shirt)!

After the petting zoo, we went to the arena to check out the booths. We had lunch with Jake & Sara and then walked around a little more. Tyler saw the moo cows, bulls, horses, and chickens. What fun! Shortly after lunch he decided he was ready to take a nap so we packed up and headed back home.

We rested up and then got ready for a night out to celebrate my birthday. We took Tyler to Jake & Sara's house around 5:30 and then headed to The Striphouse (a steakhouse) downtown. It was sooo good. We had some really good wine and a wonderful meal. We decided to capitalize on the fact that Aunt Sara & Uncle Jake were babysitting Tyler and went to a wine bar after dinner. We discovered more great wine and jotted down the names so that we could buy them later on if we wanted to.

It was a nice evening out! Thanks, Jake & Sara for watching him. I'm sure he had a blast playing and watching Dusty & Dixie!!

Petting the goat

Checking out a tractor at the Rodeo

Stopping for a picture in front of a big tractor

Trying on his first cowboy hat!

I love this picture!

At the petting zoo