Chief Joseph Days

This last weekend I spent with my MOMS side of the family. WOW a lot of family in one full week hehe.

We celebrated My grandma Betty's 60th Rodeo Court Anniversary this year (She was princess). It was really funny as my cousin Miley drug her mom (my cousin Kelsey) out to hug Smokey Bear, then when she got their attacked him and started bawling. It was HILARIOUS. She just turned 2 early summer. My cousin Mesa (Miley's big sis) turned 5 in June, and she really enjoyed the parade.

Then we had snacks at a park, then we split. Some of us went to the Lake, and some went back to Wallowa. I went to the lake, we got Shaved Ice, I took pictures while the rest rode Go Karts (love getting action pics lol) and then we went to the Lake. The girls (Miley and Mesa) swam, My cousins Jacob and Noah (9 and 6 or 8 and 6) built sand castles. Then we headed back to Wallowa for a BBQ for my GM Betty's B-Day. After we squeezed that in, we all headed BACK to Joseph for the Rodeo.

I love rodeo's and besides the place being packed, it was really good. Some riders were great, others weren't. The Bulls won, I think only one rode it out. My fave event this time round was Bareback (as always) and wild cow milking. One guy got drug on his stomach over half the arena length because he REFUSED to let go. I had a side ache I was laughing so hard. The next group tried to dally the cow around a fence post when she got away from the guys. that was smart of him (if it would have worked). One guy got hurt pretty bad (stepped on in the middle of his spine) and it was in front of the gate to let the horse out, so the outrider had the probably around 1250-1300lb bronc dally'd on his horn and the sucker hauled back a few times, and one time went straight up then hit the ground backwards but came down at a sideways angle pulled the outriders saddle out from under him (nearly made the outhorse fall on the other horse on the ground) and the outrider went tumbling OVER the bronc on the ground and somehow managed to not get hurt (twisted ankle i think) and his horse was skittish but fine and the idiot bronc got loose and was terrorizing the EMT's as they were trying to get the guy on a stretcher and get him out of there without hurting him more. They said later that he was on his way to La Grande but he wasn't seriously injured. They were taking all precautions though.