The Kassel Family Project Life 365

It was a great day at the Rock Bridge High School Marching Festival. We got to see Caleb, our favorite Rock Bridge Senior.

At the preliminary competition, we got to watch the Hickman High School Marching Band take first place in their division out of seven bands. They scored a 79.1!

In the finals competition, we got to watch Hickman put on the best performance of the year!

And, the judges agreed, because they won all the caption awards and took Grand Champion with a score of 80.9!

Congratulations to the Hickman High School Marching Band! Your heart, determination, and dedication shined bright tonight. Enjoy all that hardware. You earned it!

The time has come to change out the early Fall decorations to Halloween.

The first thing I did was decorate my two-tiered tray. I love this thing, and it has been so much fun getting new decorations for it for every holiday!

I stopped at about 10:00 pm. I will finish up the living room tomorrow, and then it will be Halloween inside the Kassel Castle!

We got new mattresses for the kids from Nectar. When they say 13 inches tall, they mean 13 inches tall!

Of course, Jim decided that it would be fun to climb John’s old mattresses as it was learning against the wall.

John said the mattress was super comfortable. Now, we wait to see what Laura thinks when she gets home tonight.

It was a busy day! First, John had marching band practice. Then, Andy picked him up and took him to the Department of Motor Vehicles where he took and passed his driver’s test. Higher insurance, here we come!

After that, we drove to Cape Girardeau with John to visit the Southeast Missouri State University farm. We learned a lot about their Animal Science Pre-Veterinary program. Then, we picked up Laura for her Fall Break and drove back to Columbia.

It was a busy day, but John has more options to consider, and Laura is home even if it is only until Sunday! Now, it is time to relax with a Great Pumpkin Ale at Flat Branch Pub & Brewing and catch up with our kid.