Double D Rodeo

Three years ago we went to the Double D Rodeo for the first time.  We have wanted to go back, but never found a time that worked until this year.

We went early so that we could get dinner and let the boys have the chance to do the Woolly Bully. A competition where kids age 3-9 can try to ride on a sheep for as long as possible.

It was raining as we drove down and so we weren't sure how long we were going to stay. But we did have 2 umbrellas and we didn't want to miss the chance.



Dinner consisted of giant hotdogs, cheeseburgers, pork sandwiches, cheeseballs, fries and onion rings.

Eli was ready to go on the ride. (We heard that the kids had to have helmets, which was not true but our kids chose to wear their helmets.)

Eli, before the ride.

Eli, waiting to watch Josh on the sheep. 

At first, Josh was not going to ride the sheep. Too nervous, too worried about getting hurt. Then he realized that the dirt had been broken up and would be soft to land on, so he decided to sign up after all.

Josh is waiting for his turn. 

Here are the 2 videos of the boys, spliced into one big video of their rides.

Eli started off a little sideways on his sheep and so he wasn't able to stay on very long. He told me that the sheep sort of stepped on his face when he was falling off.

Josh did a really good job, holding on to that sheep for an impressive amount of time.

In the end Josh won 4th place in the Wooly Bully!  He was so excited to get his "champion", as he called his trophy.

I have no idea why the trophy says 2nd place.  The competition may have been divided into older and younger kids and the 1st two winners got belt buckles as their prize.  (This is a rodeo, belt buckles are way cooler than trophies apparently. )