In February, Joshua got to take part in a kindergarten rodeo which has become quite the tradition in Lake Isabella. It was held at a corall in Kernville and was attended by all the kinders from both Wallace Elem and Kernville Elem. The kids made their own stick horses - but didn't use them at the rodeo for some reason (we got Joshua's just before we moved and it is currently residing at the top of my closet after being mistaken by Ginny as a large baseball bat). Notice that Joshua is in sandals - he blew out the tops of his sneakers just the day before and I didn't have a chance to get to Bakersfield to get new shoes ... he makes the perfect California cowboy, right?
I got to go and help out at the rodeo at the gold panning station. The kids were so excited to find the gold-painted rocks that we had to put a limit on the number of rocks they could take with them. Even so, we had those who would come and tell us they had "lost" their rocks and "needed" more.
Other stations included pole racing:
and barell racing:
a relay where the kids had to put boots on and get from one end to the other. Joshua chose some fishing waders which were taller than he was and had to have help getting into them, and getting out of them. I tried for a picture, but it didn't turn out. One of my favorites was the calf roping station. It took Josh awhile, but he eventually got his calf. Of course, he managed to rope himself first, but he had a blast even so.
The also had barell set on little mounds of dirt which were rocked up and down by parents to make a "bull riding" station. Earlier in the day some dads were sending kids absolutely flying! By the time Joshua got there some moms had taken over and Josh got a great ride without catching air ... probably a good thing since Josh tends toward timidity, even with the lighter ride, he only wanted to get on once. Now, if it had been Ben ...
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