Draper Days Rodeo

This last Friday night we attended the Draper Days Rodeo. We were pretty busy between Bradyn and Peyton both competing. Bradyn competed in the steer wrestling and ended up tying for 1st. He did so good it made it a lot of fun. Peyton has been wanting to ride a sheep again so bad and I finally got her signed up for the muttin bustin. She didn't stay on very long and hit pretty hard when she fell off. She cried a little and says that she doesn't want to ride a sheep again but we'll see. That's what she said last summer after she rode a sheep at the West Jordan rodeo and then a month later she wanted to ride again but next time a girl sheep. They gave all the participants a cute drink holder in the shape of a cowboy boot that says "draper days" with a can of root beer so she was pretty stoked and she even ended up in the newspaper (see below). After she did the muttin bustin she competed in the money calf. If you don't know, this is where a bunch of kids chase a calf in the arena that has dollar bills stuck all over it. She is a pretty slow runner and didn't get any money but still had fun.

We went to the rodeo again last night just to watch and she saw the hide race going on and said that she wanted to do that (ride the hide pulled by a fast moving horse). I laughed and told her she wasn't old enough but maybe another time and she got all upset. That's one thing about Peyton, she is not afraid to try anything at least once.


Hallie and Peyton behind the bucking shutes all excited to ride sheep


Peyton after she fell off her sheep (hard to see)


This picture of Peyton and Bradyn was taken by a reporter for the Deseret News after Peyton rode her sheep. The picture was online dated 7/11/09 but I am not sure if it was in the actual paper copy of the newspaper.