Mutton Bustin' Champion!

We've been talking about Lake County's Rodeo for over a month now, especially the Mutton Bustin' Competition for children under 50 pounds. It's like Bull riding, or riding a buckin' bronco bareback, except they ride a full grown, sheered sheep. To tell you the truth, we didn't expect Caleb or Asher to be interested, but we thought it was right up Brody's alley. To our surprise he said, "no." This morning, however, around 9am we were talking about going to the rodeo tonight, and Brody told us he was ready to ride the sheep. I immediately made a few calls and signed him up.

We ran to the local Ag Store (this is farm country, people) and got Brody his first pair or wranglers and a pair of real riding boots. We also picked up a belt with a shiny little buckle. By the end of the night we had to exchange the purchased buckle with a man-sized belt buckle that read "Lake County Mutton Buster Champion - 2011"

His store bought buckle above.

His hard earned Mutton Buster Champion Buckle below!

Papa Danna and Cousin Alex were with us for the rodeo fun this evening.

Nana said they should have announced Brody's family

all the way from Texas was in the stands tonight.

All ready to ride!

Brothers and Buckles

Brody usually doesn't like people looking at him. After he won and before we hit the stadium bandstands I warned him, "people are going to be looking at you, be friendly and smile and say thank you. They're just excited for you." Here he is walking amongst his fans.