For an entire year the little cowboys have been prepping and preparing for the big day at the Greeley Stampede. It takes lots of practice riding on Dad to be ready to face the sheep! This was Ethan's 4th year and Caden's 2nd to bust a mutton, so they pretty much have it down to 5 easy steps.
Step 1: Dress in your fiercest cowboy attire.
Step 3: Warm-up your muscles by busting out your best dance moves. Bonus points if you can resemble the cowboy learning to dance on the 80's movie Footloose.
Step 5: With heart pounding, climb on the sheep, close your eyes, and hold on for dear life until you hit the dirt.
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| Still holding on by a boot and a hand! |
79 POINTS!!!
Next up, Cowboy Caden!
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| A long walk to the chute... |
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| Boots a flyin' everywhere! |
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| The wild ride proved to be a little much for this little cowboy! |
Caden's First Ride:
But the tears were worth it...he scored 80 POINTS!
And then the tears started for the older brother, because it stinks to be beat by your little brother by one point (second year in a row this happened).
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| The cheerleaders! |
We were by the sheep 2 hours later for round 2 of the mutton bustin.' Caden and his buddy Mason wanted to do it again, and even though Ethan had had enough for one day, he couldn't let Caden beat him out again...so they suited up once more!
Caden ended in triumph! He scored 81 POINTS! What are the chances that he would beat his big brother by just 1 point again! The announcer had him do a victory lap around the arena giving everyone high 5's. Unfortunately, he tripped and landed face first in the dirt! The audience loved that!
Ethan's Second Ride:
Caden's Second Ride:
In the end, the bond of brothers proved to be stronger than a mutton bustin' score. They went back into the arena hand in hand.
4 comments:
My fav is the camo shorts and the boots!!! Such a fun day for Grammy!
Hahah too fun!
Haha - I love the 5 steps to mutton busting success!
Looks like tons of fun!
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