Dad, Sara, Tommy and I all attended the festivities at this Year's Pendleton Round-up. My mother Judy was raised in the Pendleton area and attended the round-up frequently while she was growing up. She continued the family tradition of attending the round up with her children however this stopped when I was quiet small as I am sure the costs of taking a family of 8 to the Rodeo became prohibitive. One of our last years we attended she made us all matching western style shirts to wear to the rodeo. I guess we were a sight to be seen as several tourists asked to take out picture. I am not sure if the attraction was the shirts or such a large family wearing them. Anyway by the time I started creating memories that I could remember we had stopped our annual attendance of the Rodeo. A couple of years ago my sister Cindy and I returned for a long over due reunion where we took in the sights and made new memories. This year we decided to make the trek again and take in the sights. First stop was the Westward HO! Parade where no mechanized vehicles are allowed.
Tom and Tommy waiting for the parade to start.
The opening Flag.
'Course this being a rodeo one flag is not enough to show our patriotism.
Draft horses pulling farm equipment. I do not remember what Dad says it was called rake maybe? Plough?
This brave and His horse was a big part of the Happy Canyon Show. I did not get any pictures of the show as the lighting was not conducive for iPhone photography.
Indian women on her pony I loved that her buckskins were a darker tan it showed of her beading so much better. 
The fire brigade in their long underwear.
The mounted band I will post more on them in a future post.
And what parade is not complete without Bigfoot?
Indian Princess
An olden day Semi truck pulled by mules.
Sara's husbands Alma matter (we cheered extra loud for them).
More cheering Go OSU!
If you look on top of each of these mules they have a set of bells attached to them. They made quiet a ruckus when they went by it sounded like Christmas!
Sara and I sittin' in the shade.
This was the last of the parade it is called the Arc. It was massive! Look how little that guy looks in the middle of it and he was not little!
This was to cute! However I can see why Shetland ponies were not used in transporting pioneers across the wilderness.
Tom and Tommy waiting for the parade to start.
The opening Flag.
'Course this being a rodeo one flag is not enough to show our patriotism.
Draft horses pulling farm equipment. I do not remember what Dad says it was called rake maybe? Plough?
This brave and His horse was a big part of the Happy Canyon Show. I did not get any pictures of the show as the lighting was not conducive for iPhone photography.
Indian women on her pony I loved that her buckskins were a darker tan it showed of her beading so much better. 
The fire brigade in their long underwear.
I love that this warrior is up on his horse with his little boy!!
The mounted band I will post more on them in a future post.
And what parade is not complete without Bigfoot?
Indian Princess
An olden day Semi truck pulled by mules.
Sara's husbands Alma matter (we cheered extra loud for them).
More cheering Go OSU!
If you look on top of each of these mules they have a set of bells attached to them. They made quiet a ruckus when they went by it sounded like Christmas!
Sara and I sittin' in the shade.
This was the last of the parade it is called the Arc. It was massive! Look how little that guy looks in the middle of it and he was not little!
This was to cute! However I can see why Shetland ponies were not used in transporting pioneers across the wilderness.
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