Life Begins part 2......

Here we have Gretchen's last volleyball game against KMS, went into overtime and lost by 1!!! Gretchen was named top server, top vocal voice, and most likely to lose her voice!!! The week of the 10th will be basketball tryouts. Guess who is gonna tryout?? The other band picture is the ending of our theme Magnetism. Band of America was amazing....many interesting bands. In case you hadn't heard, we placed 9th of 53 bands. We participated in state which was for the 5a and 1a (i think) ...31 bands....the top ten played in the evening. We didn't go on to the evening part. There are sooooooooooooo many bands in this state, it is hard to compare to Indiana. That is the end of band competition. Now on to drumline competition and winterguard. Yeah us................

Life Begins....Again.....

The Symphonic and Ensemble band play for ISMS football game...here Gretchen is doing her snare part. This weekend she has percussion sectional competition. Go girl!!

Birdville Band Competition

Kayla in action..............Isn't she or they awesome? I know...I am her mom.

Texas Football and Band go together...

The indianettes are waving their poms, the band is huddles together to play the fight song and off we go!!! After shots of both Kayla and Stephanie that night of the 16th. We won!!!

Random pictures from Texas fair

Mike's parents were here the week of the 13th so we went to Texas Fair. A very rattley ride with mom and the girls. And.. Kayla and Mike went to see the "small" animals at the fair.

Can you imagine getting stuck on this huge, huge ferris wheel??? Not me!! No way, no way.

OCTOBER BLURRRRS BY!

How events happened this past weekend............. Stephanie and Kayla went to ODessa with the band to perform for state qualifications they left 10 am friday (due to no school ) and came back four am. Sunday...whooped. results... they came in first place out of 18 bands. In prelims...they came in 3rd with the final show ...FIRST!!! SO this will be our first state experience with the band since we have moved here and also because they go every other year. Reason..........way too many bands out here!!! What else happened that weekend? Gretchen had a velleyball tournament and their team came in second place. Yeah them!! Gretchen powered the bal across many times... the coach calls her the "element of surprise". YEh...baby. Then later Mike , Gretchen and I went to a friend's company picnic...beautiful 83 degree day. We had to go in the shade to cool off! Mike and Gretchen raced through blow-up race course and guess who won???? Gretchen. But, Mike did survived and we didn't have to give mouth to mouth!!! After that...
Gretchen went babysitting and we watched awful Michigan game. BOOOOO-hooooo.
BUT HEY!!!!! MY PHILLIES ARE WINNING!!!!!!! woop, woop, give me another one!!!! WHoop!!! Just in case you have no clue who I am talking about--- baseball.

Homecoming Parade and game time!!