Winter Guard State Competition

The girls had their Winter Guard State Competition yesterday. We thought they were fabulous but the results put their teams in the back of the pack. No matter. Due to the weather, the finals were canceled so the teams were left with their standings.

We arrived about an hour early before Rachel's team's slotted time. Lots of great teams from around the state and a team or two from outside of the state. They clipped along right on schedule with imaginative routines and interesting music, most of which was bright and bouncy, just the thing for a cold, cloudy, wet, windy day. Rachel and her crew did fantastically well - er, Emily's team competed at 8:00 a.m. so shame on us for missing it (We make her nervous anyway, she said, and didn't miss us.) - but the results say the judges begged to differ. But they had an opportunity to work hard and goof around afterward with their buddies so who cares?

A great way to spend a lousy weather Saturday.