My first band competition (Part 1)

It was a beautiful Saturday weather-wise and mom & dad were planning a long day of adventures for me. Daddy started out by letting mommy sleep in Saturday morning, but then they packed me up and drove me to my first marching band practice.

The Showband Of The Carolinas (my favorite band of course!) was about to start their competition season Saturday at the Albemarle Showcase of Bands. So we went to help with that. I heard daddy saying something about maybe having me play the concert band drum in the pit......I'm ready daddy, I am, put me in....I can play!!!!

Okay, I might have some issues holding on to the bass drum mallet, so maybe next time.

Better yet, afterwards I got to meet a bunch of the band members which was really cool! They're all so big and they can really play their instruments, one day I hope to be just like them.

But what most people don't know was afterwards, I had to have my diaper changed, so mommy and daddy (with my "Uncle Dustin's" help) plopped me down next to the 45-yard line and changed me right there.

So, in about 15 years when I'm in the High School Band, we'll remember this moment fondly or embarrassingly, one of the two, I'm not sure which it'll be at this point.

The band got packed up and started out to Albemarle while I came back home for a quick bite to eat and some rest.

I'll let you know what happened in the evening in Part 2