So, a few weeks ago Kassie told Estelle and I that Alanna was going to be going to St. George for a Bands of America Marching Band Competition. I really needed to get out of Provo and was excited to see Kassie and my nieces for the first time in a long time, so on Saturday morning I got up at 5am after 6 hours of sleep, woke up Estelle, packed up the car and got on the road. Estelle quickly fell asleep, but the radio and underlying fear of crashing the car kept me awake. ;) We got down around 9, after a quick pit stop in Cedar City to get me an egg McMuffin and some Dr. Pepper (oh Romanians, you don't know what you are missing without a McDonald's Breakfast Menu!) and met up with Mom and Kassie.
After getting showered up we went to Dixie State stadium and watched a bunch of bands, met up with Alanna, and saw her band preform. Elsa has definitely finally left behind her old animus of me from her toddler years. We had a grand old time playing together. She is a very smart and funny young girl. Makes me so happy to be an uncle with such great family!
A little climbing at Grandma's old house. It was kind of weird to be in Grandma's place without her there anymore.
Alanna's band, Clovis West, was really good. A bit of a small band, but good music and marching.
Alanna played the clarinet and is there between the 25 and 30 yard line by the colorguard in the dress.
Aunt Karen decided to come down and drove down a little later than us, but just in time for Alanna's band's performance. It was great that she was able to come down. She took of WAY early the next day to get back up to SLC, so I am really grateful she made the trip to be with us! Love you Aunt Karen.
It was so fun to go 'behind the scenes' of the competition to see Alanna. It reminded me of my days in marching band during high school. It was so weird, I could almost 'recognize' people from high school in the bands that day. Band was such a fun experience. I did get a weird quarter-faced sunburn though while I was watching the bands in the stands, the only drawback of the day.
I can't believe how grown up Alanna is now. It is weird to have my nieces and nephews become grown ups and doing grown up things. It was a ton of fun to be with family last weekend and get out of Provo. I can't wait to see more family at Thanksgiving and Christmas!
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