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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

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Attend the world’s largest livestock exhibition and richest regular-season rodeo held from February 28 – March 18, 2012 at Reliant Park.

The entertainment line-up includes, among others, Alabama, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, John Legend, Enrique Iglesias, Blake Shelton, Alan Jackson, Reba, Brad Paisley, and ZZ Top.

Kids activities include camel rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, pig races, and a kids’ pedal tractor pull.

An impressive variety of food vendors will be there to serve you. Details can be found at www.rodeohouston.com.

First Blooms of 2012

First Blooms of 2012

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This is from one of the rose bushes in my backyard.
I am so excited to start gardening again!

Our Trip to the Houston Zoo

Our Trip to the Houston Zoo

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On Saturday, we met some friends at the Houston Zoo for a fun morning. We had not been to the zoo for over a year, so everything was new for the three of us. Carina loved running around all of the exhibits, riding on the carousel (for the first time), and even petting a goat!

I know that as Carina gets older, she will enjoy seeing all of the animals even more. Our friends are zoo members, and that is an option that we will likely consider in the future. We were able to use my AAA card for $2 off of each admission ticket, and Carina was free. There are a lot of other ways to get a discount for admission, and even free days the first Tuesday of every month from 2 p.m. until closing. The zoo website has more info.