The Yorktown Marching Band finished their season yesterday at the IN State Fair. The title of their show was
The Dawning of a New Day and it truly moved me to tears (I am kind of emotional these days!!). I thought they looked fantastic - crisp and clean and tight. They earned an 18th place position out of 45 bands - so they were able to perform in the evening competition as an exhibition. I was so, so proud of all the kids...especially Jackson! He earned the 'most outstanding drum line member' award for the year and served as drum captain.
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| Look at that smile! Thanks to Katja for getting him 'show his pearly whites'! |
John and I enjoyed our time at the fair - truth be told we were in and out in about 90 minutes. We gawked at all the ridiculous food choices - deep fried twinkies, deep fried snickers, deep fried butter...oh, my! We ended up getting caught up in a little rain which prolonged our stay in a tent that was selling belt buckles, lighters, and various offensive articles of clothing. But all in all, great people watching! :)
We left the fair and went down to Broad Ripple to explore the 'State Street' atmosphere of Indy. We found a fantastic restaurant, The Usual Suspects, where I enjoyed an amazing 'pear-y mason' martini, stuffed shrimp quesadillas for an appetizer, and their signature dish - Osso bucco...an award winning specialty of the house. Yummy!! John ordered the snapper and had to send it back twice because it wasn't cooked all the way through - he was getting a little peeved (Jackson and Mya understand the intensity) but helped me eat my dish and they didn't charge us for the snapper. So, we'll go back for sure - but won't order the snapper!
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| Full Band - Jackson is bottom left. |
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| Look at my handsome boy - so proud!! |
The Yorktown Marching Band finished their season yesterday at the IN State Fair. The title of their show was The Dawning of a New Day and it truly moved me to tears (I am kind of emotional these days!!). I thought they looked fantastic - crisp and clean and tight. They earned an 18th place position out of 45 bands - so they were able to perform in the evening competition as an exhibition. I was so, so proud of all the kids...especially Jackson! He earned the 'most outstanding drum line member' award for the year and served as drum captain.
Awesome pictures of your handsome boy! :) Love the uniform and seeing him with a smile! Congrats on the award, Jackson!
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