Evan came home from St. Louis with two medals and a fever; I came home with a cold and fever. SO, not feeling up to too much talk here right at the moment, but I thought I would post some pictures of our little jaunt down to Missouri.
The first night there the kids had an 11 PM drumming sessions.
Then on Sat. morning it was off to the Games.
Alex & Abby
They were like little vultures waiting at the table for their results :-)
Evan & Abby showing off their medals.
Alex & Nina
This was unusual for a Highland Games. They had an eagle and hawk doing some free flying.
After the Games we went downtown to the Arch. For some reason all the kids felt the need to touch this mannequin's hand
Even when not bagpiping, it is never far from their minds....
Alex, Evan & Abby at the top of the arch. They felt the need to call Joel (who didn't come with us because he was sick) from the top of the arch and tell him their results.
Evan and his cousin Maggie.
Isn't this a cool picture ?
Alex & Evan managed to sneak in a game of checkers at the store under the arch.
And here they all are. It was SUPER windy and cold, so my subjects were not too patient getting their picture taken.
Then there was some down time.
So what do pipers do on a nine hour car trip? Well, for at least three hours of it they did this. For the non-bagpiping reader, they are playing their practice chanters. They had fun doing "Are You Sleeping" in rounds and then they moved on to doing such classics as "Donald Willie and His Dog" and "Scotland the Brave" in rounds.
So good to look at pictures of the trip! I had such an awesome time. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had fun. It was great having you both along. You girls are a pleasure to spend time with :-D
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