The Western Roundup

We were planning to go to a wildlife western dinner and show,

called Wildlife West.

It was on a Saturday night,

 and reservations were made in advance.

Orion had this little cowboy hat that has been

setting on the shelf for years.  He decided that

tonight would be a perfect night to wear it.

But when Pa saw Orion in his hat, he thought

he had better do something about it.

We we all hopped in the truck, and drove over

for a quick trip to Western Warehouse to

get new hats.  All the kids got a new hat.

Orion's hat was about $22 and the twins

got matching felt  hats in different colors

that were $25 each.

Orion and Payson were playing like they were

driving a stage coach.

This is the comparison of size that Orion

has in hats.  The newer one fits him perfectly,

and he looks handsome in it as well.

We are here.  It is about a 45 minute drive east of Albuquerque.

It has 122 acres of wildlife animals to see,

but we went too late, and did not get to

see the animals since the exhibit was

closed by the time we got there.

After we checked in, and paid for the dinner and show,

everyone got to board a trailer which was pulled

by a tractor.

 

Payson standing in front of the cowboy.

Addi-Belle standing in front of the cowboy

 

Orion standing in front of the cowboy and helping

give the donkey some carrots.

 

Before the chuck wagon dinner,

we saw a bird show by this trainer with a falcon.

(Orion is on the left)

Everyone is sitting down for the dinner.

It was definitely not fancy,

but it was a western type dinner.

 

The dinner had barbecued pork or beef (your choice)

barbecued beans, applesauce, a roll, and

a baked potato with butter and sour cream.

We had lemomade to drink.

Just as the dinner was finishing up,

there was a puppet show/fundraiser

with wild life puppets.  It was a show

promoting the expense of having the animal

exhibit, and the puppets were asking for

donations to help support it. 

Then we saw a band play for us some

western songs.  It was fun see and hear them play.

Our group watching the band.

Guess who has the most difficult time watching?

Yup.....the littlest ones.

But they did watch and they enjoyed most of it.

The band must have known that some people

would just love to dance, so they pointed out

a small cement patch to their right where

anyone could come to the front and dance.

After a couple of songs, we decided to take them up

on the offer.  We were the first to go to the front

and dance to the music.

Balancing is one way to dance I guess.

Orion got a couple of ladies from the audience

who were perfect strangers, and asked them to dance.

How could anyone resist a handsome cowboy? 

Cowboy Payson

Cowboy girl Addi-son