YEEHAW Cowboy Jace!!!

Jace attended his first rodeo this weekend and he greatly enjoyed it!! To be honest, he enjoyed the cowgirls a little more than the actual animals or rodeo but that's ok!!
On Saturday morning Jace got all dressed up in his gear to go to the parade. You may notice that Jace is sporting an Iowa jersey instead of a cowboy shirt. That is because it was SATURDAY and like Papa Cook's lucky hat--this is Jace's lucky shirt. It will be worn on every Iowa game day until a game is lost. Yay for Jace getting to wear it again next week!!!

Jace learned a few things during the parade including how to drink from a straw (the wrong way I might add) :). Jace's friend Marge taught him this and now it's all he can think about!!!

During the parade, Jace also met the first cowgirl he was making eyes at--Lilly. It is hard to see in the picture but they have matching hair!! Even though Lilly is several months younger than Jace, he finally met someone with MORE hair that stands up in MORE places than him!! We see a love connection in the making!!

Saturday night Jace got dressed up for the main event!! He looked pretty handsome in his cowboy duds!

Of course him and Grandma had time to share a laugh before we left!

The next cowgirls Jace found were the girls sitting behind us at the rodeo. We don't have any pictures because they were VERY into the show. Jace was unaware however and thought he had each of their undivided attention. He smiled and giggled at them the whole time. Whenever they would laugh at something in the rodeo Jace would get excited and do his 'huh huh' laugh cause he thought they were laughing at him. It was very cute. He did great through the whole performance and even did a couple little jigs when good songs came on. He finally fell asleep during the bullriding but said he DEFINITELY wants to go back next year!

Sunday, Jace had some time to unwind and share a few giggles with Grandpa.