San Antonio Stock Show/ volunteer hours

 Only one of us got our own new hat.
Guess who?

OK some of these kids are right into their hogs.

Ultra short legged Brahma cows.

The boy in the center front won a $10 000 scholarship with his grand Champ Angora Goat.  Every livestock category will have the same for the champion shown by a school student.  Also any money raised by the animals at auction goes straight to the kids.  This Stock show will give away about 8 million dollars each year for the youth of Texas.

This is a rodeo horse.  This barn has around 500 stalls like this one.

Nose bleed section for the rodeo.

Our favourite is the bulls.

This is Reba McIntyre on a rotating stage after the rodeo.  Everyone but Tori and I were too tired to enjoy the concert, but it was good.

Tori and I went again the very next night for the rodeo and Mercy Me concert.  It was way better than Reba.  One well led worship service.

Back to work.  Most of our time was spent helping in the hog barn for the largest hog show in the States.

This is where the pigs line up and pee before going in the ring.

T and J helping guide a pig out of the ring.

Can someone help me with this hat?

Another rodeo horse.

More play than work for sure.  Some take bumper cars way too seriously.

Tori and Janna upside down in the sun.

On our last day helping we actually broke a sweat.  It was great!

Jake went up and down as well as anyone.

Iron Mike, the boss of all things hoggish at the show, and our good friend.

Bill Jerman, chairman of all the stock at the show besides horses.  This is one busy man who still took the time to make us feel at home.  He is a gentleman who still removes his hat to meet a lady.

These volunteers are the heart of the show, and do they ever give a lot back to the youth of Texas.

More play

OK we usually are above the trucks around us, but not today.

It's actually for sale

Now that's cool.

It even has automatic steps that come out.

A little singing before bed on Saturday night at the Kareoke.