Stockyard Fun...Minus the Swine Flu!!!

I am by no means the "PTA Mom", not that I think there's anything wrong with that, but this is me...I'm not too fond of other people's children. That said, I have never been on a field trip with either of my little poops before, but Kaylah looked at me with those puppy dog eyes and persuaded me to pay another 3 dollars to escort her to the Fort Worth Stockyards this past Friday. Boy, was it an experience! I knew we were surrounded by amazing history out here, but when you come face to face with the wonder it takes you aback. We sat in the very first rodeo arena, where Elvis was paid a whole $50.00 to sing two songs right before he became the king of rock and roll! We stood at the front doors of the hotel that was a hideout for Bonnie and Clyde at one time. We took pictures in the frame of what was once a building to house pigs and cattle but burnt completely to the ground. We posed with statues of memorials and stars in the ground of cowboys and even Wyatt Earp!!! We were in the middle of a real life cattle drive and Kaylah even got to pet a Longhorn. We learned how Bill Pickett originated the sport of bulldogging. We didn't even notice that the few hours we were there was packed with so much knowledge due to all the fun that was had...
The absolute best part of the whole day was that I was with Mikaylah and I lived through her excitement. She ran up and down the street wanting to take pictures of everything and reading all the little facts that lined the sidewalk. She kept telling me she was so happy that I came with her and she proudly held my hand in front of all her little friends. This is a day that will be hard to top...its days like these that I realize how this little girl stole my heart 10 years ago and I don't ever want her to give it back!!!