Johnston Show Choir

Every other year, the show choir travels to Johnston, IA, for a competition. For this event, they stayed two nights since it starts so early in the morning and goes late into the night. The kids always enjoy the hotel stay part of the trip. Stacey, Kristi, and I all have kids in the show choir, so we decided to drive together, share a hotel room, and make a weekend of it.

The school that hosts this competition is amazing! It’s new, huge, and almost feels more like a community college than a high school. When we arrived, we ate at the Cheesecake Factory—delicious! I was the nice mom and picked up a cheesecake to bring to Bryce when I went to visit him at the hotel. They were living it up, all in their swimming trunks. Bryce even ran out to the car to grab a case of pop I had picked up for him. I feel like there is not going to be much sleeping going on in their room tonight.

This year’s theme was rain, and I really enjoyed their performance. The girls didn’t love their yellow raincoats and red umbrellas, but they looked so cool on stage. Show choir is one of my favorite things to watch. These kids have so much talent! I’m so thrilled that Bryce and Bree are performing again this year.

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The moms can have fun too! While we watched a lot of show choir, we also shared plenty of good stories and laughs throughout the weekend. There aren’t many moms I feel I can truly be myself around, but with these two, I can. We work together, our girls are friends, and we have so much in common. It’s always a great time when we’re together.