DCI Indianapolis

We had a great time at DCI. It was heartbreaking to see the Corp loose by .025 - especially when they were absolutely amazing on Saturday night. (Yes, Phantom Regiments drum major is laying on the ground. He was killed by Sparticus in the show. They drug him to the front at retreat. It was very inappropriate if you ask me.)






We arrived in Indy on late Wednesday night and were fortunate enough to stay at Michelle's parents. It's so much easier to stay in a home than in a hotel with kids. On Thursday, we went to watch the Corps rehearse. It was so fun to see all the BD staff, we haven't seen most of them since DCI was in Boston in 2005. Then we took the girls to watch Quarter Finals. Luckily, Michelle's dad, Grampy, came along too. So the adults outnumbered the kids and we could box them in. Definitely a good thing since it's bench seating, not seats with arms.










Grampy was really a life-saver as he & Connie babysat the girls on Friday & Saturday night. The toughest part was that we stayed out too late, but the girls still got up in the morning. No sleeping in for us. Anni became smitten with Grampy and asked about him first thing every morning - even our first morning back home. Michelle's little girl, Paige, was quite smitten with Signe and followed her around.




We were most happy to see Michelle, Gail, Mac & JoEllen. Plus get to spend some time with them (that's why were out so late).



The picture of JoEllen & I was taken by Anni. After many trying to get her to point the camera at us, we decided to move to in front of the camera.