A Memorial Day Parade miracle!
In honor of the holiday and of the many veterans who have served our country, we spent the morning in traditional Memorial Day mode: searching for our kid in a sea of marching dark blue uniforms.
And the angels smiled down upon us, for... (long dramatic pause to give me time to wipe away a fake tear of emotion)
...today marked the very first time I was able to spot one of my children in the marching band while they were actually marching down the street. (I'm not counting the year Katie was drum major because she was wearing a different uniform than the rest of the band)
Yes, I saw Hayley! And I got decent pictures of her.
She was in the very middle so it didn't matter which side of the street I was on--usually I end up on the opposite side of whoever I want to see marching.
Like other marching Evanses, she woudn't react when I shouted out her name several times. Actually, niether did the kid in the 8th grade marching band when I shouted his name (the kid is one of Matt's best friends. They spend practically every Saturday together).
Now for a short video clip showing Hayley's incredible prowess with the cymbals:
Yes, Hayley has the capability to smash two giant round things together at least three times in time with the music!
And the angels smiled down upon us, for... (long dramatic pause to give me time to wipe away a fake tear of emotion)
...today marked the very first time I was able to spot one of my children in the marching band while they were actually marching down the street. (I'm not counting the year Katie was drum major because she was wearing a different uniform than the rest of the band)
Yes, I saw Hayley! And I got decent pictures of her.
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| Posing with the cymbals |
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| I posted this because I suddenly realized that when she is dressed in a marching band uniform with the hair covered up, Hayley looks a lot like Katie. |
Comments
And maybe you should get some guinea hens to take care of this tick problem you seem to have!!
Glad the rain paused for a moment.
We're going to bring you a guinea fowl with us to give to you to keep with you at all times when ticks are near, which seems to be quite often for you. Awww, it'll be so cute, you can get a little leash for him/her. It's settled!