This summer we had a family reunion planned with my family but it was cancelled because of Lizzy's surgery. Well, we were able to reschedule it for the week of Thanksgiving. We all descended upon my brother Shane and his family who live just outside Fort Worth, TX. We all really enjoyed doing fun things, playing games, talking and eating BBQ.
Day one was a taste of Texas. We did typical Texas things. First we went to the Bureau of Engraving, one of only two places in the U.S. where they print dollars. Security was tight so no pictures. It was pretty interesting. Next it was down to the stockyards. We ate at a BBQ restaurant. Some of the boys rode a mechanical bull. Some did a maze through stockyard pens (as seen on the Amazing Race ;)). We checked out the longhorn cattle. It was a lot of fun!
Adam kept falling off his bull, well at least sliding off it until the cowboy in charge showed him how to hold on with one hand and balance with the other. After that he did much better.
After watching Adam, his Uncle Todd, and his cousin Lawson, Ben was ready to give the bull a try. He did awesome and was so fun to watch. My brother Shane got this great picture at the right moment.
As my brother Todd would say, "MMM..... Barbeque!" He is pretty much obsessed with BBQ and not afraid to admit it. Here is the whole crew out to lunch.
Having fun with the cousins. This bull was much more tame.
Fincher's Western store. We had to get a picture.
Some of the cousins.
Rodeo clowns Lizzy and Alia.
Rodeo clown Anna
Everyday they herd the long horn cattle through the streets near the stockyards.Aren't these horns amazing?!! What a welcome to Texas.
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