There were alot of Thomas' at the show. They were trying to appeal to the little kids I guess.
We showed this abandoned tractor to GranPa and he identified the make and model. I don't remember what he said it was.
Will caught this train leaving the tunnel.
These are a few more of the On30 locomotives. I really like this scale. They are small enough to not take up a lot of space and big enough for alot of detail.
The Locomotive at the back is a Shay. The type Jesse is named after.
This is an On30 locomotive.
Will took a picture of a load of LLVs for me.
Here is a firetruck for Uncle Alan.
Jesse liked the fossils modeled into the rocks.
This Frank Lloyd Wright house was on a N scale module. The whole house was about 2 inches across.
Another photo for Uncle Alan. I think I heard the horn.
Two old guys playing checkers on the porch.
The cast of Cars.
A carnival. The rides moved and were all lit up.
We went Friday night to the battle for last place in district between the Maypearl Panthers and the RioVista Beagles (or maybe it's the Eagles). It was a close game. Maypearl was up at the half 14-0.
OK, we thought this was funny. The RioVista mascot was also a trombone player. He marched in his costume and had to be real careful with those giant yellow feet on. It was like marching in flippers.
The Maypearl Band took the field next. Will got to march out with them and play on the field for the first time. They started with the school fight song.
It was the night to announce Band Sweetheart. It was won by Tiffany S.
The band didn't have time for their marching routing so they just did a quick rendition of Louie, Louie. It was a cold, fun night. Maypearl lost the game 14-21 to finish last in district. But, like our friend Ron said, "We beat Italy and won Homecoming, so it was a successfull season!"
We went to Grandview Friday night for the game between the Maypearl Panthers and the Grandview Striped Donkeys (see, I was nice).
The game was not pretty. But I went for the band. I sat in the cold to support my son. Lynne went grocery shopping at the nice warm store.
Notice that Will is in a t-shirt, Haden is in a parka, and there is another kid wrapped in a blanket. Will handles the cold well.
The Maypearl Band played well. They weren't facing us so we couldn't hear them that well. When Grandviews band took the field I thought, "They're HUGE!". Then they announced that it was band night and that was 6th through High School on the field.
Maypearl lost 56-0.
I think Chico would make an excellent addition to the Digging Club. He looks so sweet and innocent in the picture. But he sure can move alot of dirt.
His sister, Rosie, said "I didn't have anything to do with that. He is in trouble, isn't he?"
Bitsy, the momma dog, had a trip to see Dr Rex on Friday. She layed around on the couch all evening to try and sleep off the drugs. She couldn't walk very well either. But we won't have to worry about her having 10 puppies again.
We went to Maypearl Friday night for the game between the Panthers and the Fighting Shamrocks of Dublin (actually I think they are the Lions). We took Will early for band and watched the players warm up for awhile.
The drum corps was playing a cool marching beat as the band hit the field. There was barely enough light to take a picture without the flash, so it came out a little blurry. Will is third in line.
It was chilly sitting in the stands, but at least the wind died down from earlier in the day. The band performed at half time and I could tell they have improved since I heard them last. Maypearl ended up losing the game.
Will took a couple of pictures of the puppies. That's Chico in the lawn chair. They both love to sit in those.
The eyes belong to Rosie. She doesn't stand still long enough to get a good picture.
We had a pretty sunset the other night.
Last Sunday we met in a big tent out on the Churches property for a groundbreaking ceremony. It was very cold and windy that day. Of course, that would be the day that my digital camera freaked out and wouldn't work. Luckily Jay T. Gann was there with his nice fancy digital camera and took lots of pictures. You can go to his web site (www.pantherpics.smugmug.com) and see those pictures and a lot of pictures of school activities too. Hopefully you have a high speed connection for his site. If you need help with the password just look at the web address.
Hadens mom sent us these pictures of Will and Haden from last weeks band competition in Burleson. The band got a 3rd Division score for their performance. If you cant read the captions go here for a bigger picture.
Ok, family members. Does anyone remember what this is and where it came from? If it's an idol for some strange pagan ceremony, I don't want to know about it.
We got out there in time to get a picture of them marching around the track to the stands. Will said he had to watch real close so as not to run into Haden in front of him. Ryler behind him kept pushing him with his drum.
The band played on the field before the game because of halftime activities. Will and his buddy Haden haven't learned all the songs yet so they just sat in the stands.
It was a good game for Maypearl. We were leading at the half, 21-0. Does a blurry picture indicate a cheap digital camera, poor photography, or both?
The band stood there at halftime and played "Isn't She Lovely" for the Queen contestants. Will is standing with his back to us right in front of the drum row, holding sheet music for the flute player.
The stands were packed!
The grounds were packed!
That's the band director Mr. Ferguson playing trumpet behind Will and the drum corps. They had 4 bass drums and you could feel them from the other end of the stands.
Maypearl won the game 30-7. We all sang the school song (not really, I don't know the words) and headed home.
