Yee-Haw on the 4th!

On the Fourth of July we were treated with a pre-Rodeo show that featured our Niece/cousin Jessie in eastern Colorado. She is a member of the precision drill team called the Westernaires. She has been riding on this team for six years and loves it. Her horses, Ariel and Ally, are her life. Some folks even brought their own horses and walked around the rodeo with them. Jessie and her teammates performed many precision tricks, including riding and jumping bareback and without a bridle! This is called Liberty riding.

We are so proud of Jessie! It was really hot and sunny in eastern Colorado.

The weather turned quickly and we had to hide in the basement later that day when we got back to Littleton due to a tornado warning. The sky was so cool with bolts of lighting and flying cow! (just kidding about the cow). The heavy rain forced us to miss the fireworks. :-(