Granpa was the perfect guy to accompany David into the chute. 
Here's Mark commentary on the event, "He got on the sheep in the bull riding chute and when they opened the gate, the sheep didn’t go. So they shut the gate and David was still laying on this animal’s back with his arms wrapped tightly around its neck. When they opened it a second time, it ran out like it was supposed to but David had slipped down to the side of it. They should have reset him on the sheep. Anyway, three seconds out of the gate and he fell off and got stepped on. He wasn’t crying. I think he was just shocked. He probably realized too that everyone at the rodeo was watching him so he just laid there. The announcer came, the rodeo queens came. Then the medic came. Then the medic with the medical board came. Then Grandpa and Laura came. I couldn’t make it down there because I had the other kids. They picked him up, gave him to Grandpa who put him in line with the rest of the Mutton Busting riders. He got his trophy and his cool Mutton Busting belt buckle. It was pretty funny."
David and Grandpa: the stuff legends are made of...
Thanks for the great pictures Maren!
4 comments:
Wow! How exciting! Granny and Grandpa had told me about it on the phone but it was great to see the pictures. Go David!!
I know Grandpa was happy to be able to get out his western wear too!
Oh i love it! That has got to be the cutest thing in the world.
Hey, we are coming to your game on Saturday. Go Chargers! It will be fun, and sad, to relive last year.
LOVE IT! And I love that your parent's are so awesome and involved...Uncle Ross in western wear...priceless! David seems like such an awesome kid! What a champ.
David you were awesome! So glad we got to be there to witness your triumph.
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