The Stockyards

This is a fun place that Joseph and Maren took us to while we visited.  It was a little like being in the old west.  This is where the cattle business used to take place, but now I guess it is mostly online, so they turned it into a “tourist” spot.  There are shops of all kinds, and it was especially fun to look in the shop with REALLY nice boots, clothing, saddles and such.  There were some great cowboy boots for Harry for only $300.  Ha!  But ya, everything was just beautiful to look at!  There is a venue for big concerts, the biggest honky-tonk (I thought it was just a type of music!), a longhorn parade, people on horses, re-enactments, a human maze, a mechanical bull and one of my favorite things: lots of great “people watching!” Harry got on a mini-horse ride and liked it for about 10 seconds and got scared.  We think it’s because just moments earlier he had seen dad ride the mechanical bull and tumble off!  Maybe not the best timing. 

Harry is in this position quite often lately – he finds and hoards little sticks and rocks.

The boys!