Stockyards Go Green

We took Gavin down to the Stockyards in Fort Worth for the Stockyards Go Green St. Patrick's Day Celebration and Parade on Saturday afternoon. There was live Irish music and a parade following the daily longhorn cattle drive. We couldn't have asked for nicer weather--sunny and 70.

Gavin cooperated and wore his Georgia Tech hat. (Maybe that was the good luck charm for their win in the ACC semifinals.) He had a death-grip on his toy of the day, a telescope from his pirate party.


He finally looked at the camera for a milisecond. He was too busy watching all the people--especially the kids dancing to the jigs and reels.


Just a bit before 4, we lined up to get a good view of the cattle drive.
Check out the snoot dripping from this nose. Somehow, I don't think he'd let his mom wipe his nose the way I wipe Gavin's.

Mama held Gavin up for part of the parade.
There were various organizations that rode horses and floats in the parade.
Gavin was super happy when he and Dad scored a pair of beads for him to wear.

As we were leaving, we realized that we didn't take his picture with the big Stockyards sign. Oh well, I guess we'll just have to go back sometime.