Days of '47 Rodeo

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Salt Lake City, Utah

Today we spent the morning unpacking and cleaning. I took the 3 youngers and 3 friends to the Museum of Natural Curiosity while Jeff stayed home and mowed the lawn and cleaned the pool. The kids did the ropes course and played while I nursed a sore back, sitting on the benches watching them play.

We met the Tillmans at the FrontRunner station in Lehi to catch the 5:16pm train up to Salt Lake for the Days of ’47 Rodeo at the Energy Solutions Arena. It was a slice of Americana that everyone should see. I sincerely enjoyed it too! Riding the train was awesome—no traffic or parking and we got to sit and talk the entire ride. The kids loved it too. We got R & R BBQ and ate our ribs and brisket while we watched the cowboys rope and ride. It would take some serious guts to do those events! Wrestling steers and getting bucked around wildly on crazy horses and bulls? It is seriously insane! And entertaining! Thanks Tillmans for inviting us along on your Pioneer Day adventure!

Mikey and his buddy Lincoln.

Isaac and his friend Grant.

Waiting for the FrontRunner train.

Tired kids waiting for the train home.