The Great American Wild West Show

What a fun time we had at the Great American Wild West Show. After spending about 4 days helping my mom and dad move they decided that to say thank you they would buy us tickets to the show. They could not have picked a better way to say thank you. Glen had such a great time he is still talking about it a week later. And you know as a parent it is always more fun to see kids enjoying something, especially something new, then to watch it by yourself.

As soon as we got there Glen climbed up onto the fence where a cowboy let him pet his horse, he didn't get off the fence until we moved seats. I picked bad seats and we were stuck looking at the flags on the fence whenever the opened it and sometimes missed a whole segment so we moved higher.

Here are some of the things we saw, I will try to remember them all.

Trick riders,

sharp shooters,

a dancing horse,

Fancy rope work,

Spirit and Hoop dances,

One man rode two horses at the same time while he was standing on their backs and he jumped through a ring of fire,

A stage coach hold up with bandits and the Marshall to save the day,

The Lone Ranger made an appearance,

Long horned cattle being herded,

Cloggers dancing to our favorite song "Banjo boy" By Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band,

There were lights, music, history,

We met Chief Geronimo, Buffalo Bill, Calamity Jane, and Annie Oakly.

There was so much to see and learn. We all had so much fun. Glen's favorite part was seeing the cowboys herding the Long horn cattle, meeting the Lone Ranger, getting a "real" (Plastic) bullet from a cowboy, and the 16 year old girl who rode her horse upside down with her hair and hands dragging in the dirt. Benjamin's favorite part was the stage coach hold up, the lights and music, and sitting with our friend Dean, who came with us. I really liked watching the kids, and I also enjoyed the Native American dancers, and the trick riders, they sure were cool.

The show is going to be an annual thing and I'd sure love to go again next year. IF you ever get the chance to go, take it, it is amazing and so much fun.

PS this is not a picture from the show, but it is the best picture I could find of a long horned cow being herded. I could just kick myself for forgetting my camera.