When cousins come to visit

Well, it seems each time our Michigander cousins come to visit, we take them to the same places! Their first visit was March 2006 and then again July 2008. I'm sure there are more things to do in Texas besides Rodeos, Stockyards, and western things. We're really not helping the Texas Cowboy stereotype :)

One of our first stops was to the Mesquite Rodeo. We got to see bull riders, barrel racers, wagon races, cow tippers... (just kidding on that last one.... or am I? Have you ever seen the roping part of the rodeo?)

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Then we made a trip to Downtown Fort Worth. Of course we had to go to the Stockyards. We really are creatures of habit. We went to the exact same places, so we had to take a picture on the exact same corner. Like I said, creatures of habit.

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And who could forget our stops to Billy Bob's Texas? Why not take 4 little girls into a bar, right? And not only that, let's put them all on a bull! Don't worry, though...both times we went to Billy Bob's, it was during the middle of the afternoon. They didn't witness any heavy drinking or dirty dancing - except by their parents... and they see that stuff at home all the time :)

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We love it when we get to show our Michigander kin folk a good time down here in good ol' Texas. Yee Haw!