first game

 marching season officially began tonight at the first football game.  it was an away game that i decided to chaperone.  i was assigned to the percussion bus, so i got to keep a close eye on little sister. ;-)  not to get sappy, but this marks the last "first game" for big sister!  and just like her first game freshman year, i thought it was fitting that i chaperone her first game of senior year.  she let me take her photo in the band hall before the game just like i took her freshman year. :-)  what a beauty!!

little sister was there too, lol!  she did not get a first away game opportunity last year, since the band only attended home games.  but maybe i can recreate this one in just two short years!

we arrived at the game just as it was starting, and since i also volunteered to be part of the pit crew, i got to witness the kids unloading the semi and helped push equipment into the stadium.

once i was able to find a seat in the stands, my rest was short-lived.  i had to watch the clock and go back down to help with more pit crew duties halfway through the second quarter.

i caught a little bit of the percussion warmup.

halftime seemed to go by really fast, but being on the field had its privileges.  good thing both girls have front row spots in the show!!

i was able to catch a few more tunes from the stands as the game was winding down.

and, yes, i was that mom snapping photos of my child, at least the child i could find...

little sister spent almost all of the second half loading the semi and only finally came back to the stands as the band was playing amazing grace.

by the time we left the game, drove back to the school and got all the instruments unloaded, it was nearly midnight.  but we all had fun and made lots of memories.