Nana & Papa, Stock Show and Pistachios

It's that time of year again to strap on your boots, slide into your jeans and head on down to the National Western Stock Show. Keith and I have been going to the stock show and rodeo since we first started dating. We love it and now we find it even more enjoyable to take Oliver. Keith's parents, Nana and Papa were in town also. They stopped by for the weekend on their way back to Wyoming from San Diego. We had a great time with them. Oliver especially liked the company and extra attention.

Keith and Oliver checking out the cows in the stock yard from the over look.

Some spiffed up cows. You won't see a cleaner cow, than the cows at the Stock Show.
A couple of cows having their hair blowed dry after a bath.
One cow = four groomers and one bather.

Walking through the stock yards.

Were we checking out the cows, or were they checking us out?

This weekend was the poultry show so we saw numerous chickens, ducks and a few turkeys.

I had to post this photo.

Have you ever seen a chicken with such long legs?

Oliver loved looking at the chickens, but occasionally wasn't so sure as to what he was looking at. This photo is moments before he discovered the turkey that was as tall as he was. Oliver was fine until it started gobbling really loud. It startled Oliver and he was done with Turkeys.

The big hit of the exhibits was the petting zoo. Oliver loved the petting zoo and it capped off his list of animals he wanted to see.

Horse, Cow, Sheep, Pig, Chicken, Duck and Dog. I didn't take pictures of every requested animal, but we did see them all.

This was a super soft chicken. Not that I recall petting any other chicken, but this one was super soft. He slept through all of the kids petting him.

Here we are, at the 2:00 PRCA Pro Rodeo. Why do I try to take pictures when Oliver is watching a show? He's probably wondering the same thing.

We love the rodeo and had a great time. Oliver was especially fond of the horses. It is dark in the arena so photos don't usually turn out. I did get this photo of the stage coaches.

Back at home, Nana and Oliver enjoying a book by the fire.

When we got home, the furnace had given up on us. It tried quitting the weekend before but Keith nursed it back to life. This past weekend it was gone for good. We ended up calling a repair man who came out and replaced a circuit board. It was getting quite chilly in the house. We are very thankful for the repair man who had just the right parts.

I love this picture of Oliver coloring at lunch on Sunday. It really shows off the concentration he puts forth when performing a task.

Sunday afternoon football and pistachios for the guys.

What a great weekend.

Thanks Nana and Papa for spending the time with us on your way home. We loved having you here.