Football & Drums

Waiting to play.

Becca and Taylor enjoying the game.

The whole drumline got new uniforms. I think they look like MIB in their black suits!

This year Cortez had its first Homecoming Parade. Nick marched for 2 miles with his drum.

Since Nick made the drumline, we have been spending our Friday nights at the Cortez High School football games. I have never watched a band so intently, expecially the drumline. It has been so much fun for our family to enjoy this new phase in Nick's life. He has never played drums before, but took the beginning percussion class as part of his freshman schedule. His teacher spotted some talent and Nick said that he passed all the tests with 100%. He is the only freshman that was picked to be on the drumline. Since that time, we have been to the games to support Nick. Becca takes a friend, we get some fast food, candy and drinks, and we all sit next to the band. The first away game was at Cactus Shadows. It was quite far away and we got bogged down in traffic, so we did not get to see the pre-game performance, which is always done by the visitors. But we did enjoy the playing during the game. However, when the wind shifted, I kept getting a whiff of a pretty strong smell - kinda like a barnyard with something dead - only a little more rank. I told Rod we needed to move because I though it was this crusty old guy sitting in front of us. We moved up a few rows, but still when the wind shifted we would get this really bad odor wafting through the air. I finally figured out that it was the band! I guess their uniforms get pretty ripe. GROSS! So we make sure we sit down wind from the band and all is well. :0) On the way home one night Nick was rubbing his tired arms and discovered some big lumps. He was stunned when he discovered what these lumps were. It turns out that he is getting MUSCLES from hold and playing his big bass drum! Way to go Nick!