San Antonio Whirlwind

Our view of the chutes!

 What a crazy time going to San Antonio for fun to see the rodeo and stock with my friend Annie, to turning around 2 days later and coming down with 4-Hers to do the school tours. The rodeo was GREAT and we had awesome seats. But then again I don't think there is a bad seat in the place. We took 8 kids down with us to do the school tours and there was a total of 2,000 kids that showed up (don't worry there was a ton of other kids there as well) 

The boys getting ready to wrestle.

The drive is super LONG but the kids and Tyler (our intern) helped it go by and when Annie and I went we played tourist on the way home and saw the Alamo in more detail and visited the capital. I have to say the capitol building in Austin is just as beautiful at night all lit up as it is in the daylight.

The stock show is great and a TON of animals were on display. A few of our 4-H kids had their animals there and they did decent. But the trippy thing for me is that the steer show is a slick shear show. NO HAIR!!! I'm so used to seeing the steers all fitted out to the T and here the steers are naked as a jay bird. But on the other hand you really can see what you have no, optical illusions about what the hair is hiding or not hiding. 

Elsie all dressed up for the kids at the Stock Show School Tour Day!

 All of the ag education barns at the stock were just as awesome!!! I could stay in those forever looking at all the fun facts and soaking in the education. The education barns had free samples of local produce, plants and of course dairy products. I think Elsie the cow is just as popular as the piglets in the barn across the road way. The San Antonio stock show reminds me more of a state fair than a jackpot show. But no matter what it is doing its job of showing off beautiful livestock and educating the public about agriculture.

This statue is on the side of the building as you walk around it

A statue in front of the capitol building.

A beautiful Sunday in Austin