Playing in McCall at the Pancake House

It was an absolutely perfect day today.  We were hired to play at the Pancake House in McCall from 3 to 5.  A super nice lady named Susie saw us playing at the Bluegrass Barn about a month ago and she talked to my husband John about hiring us to play in McCall where she works at The Pancake House.  We came up with a date that worked for us all and so today was the day. 
The weather was absolutely perfect and we headed out of here at 10:30 this morning for the hour and a half drive over to McCall.  All of us piled into Will and Gail's pickup truck and headed down our gravel road to the main highway where we met up with Mike Schmidt then we headed out to McCall.  We loose an hour going that direction because the time zone changes from Pacific where we live to Mountain Time just 25 miles south of us.  So we enjoyed a beautiful drive in the sunshine and along the scenic drive all the way there. The fresh green colors on all the trees and grass is just beautiful this time of year and lot's of trees are still blooming so the air smells so wonderful.  It was a very pretty and relaxing drive. 
When we got there Susie the lady who'd hired us, was just finishing up her shift at work and she and the owner showed us where we were going to be playing out front in a gazebo area.  We all helped set up our sound system and then went into the restroom to change into our band clothes.  Will and Gail had brought with them Hannah's two sisters who I also teach and they got to get up and play two songs with our band.  Hannah plays full time with the band but her sisters who are younger get to come along most of the time and play a couple of songs with us too.  11 year old Callie plays the fiddle and also knows how to play a guitar but her main instrument has ended up being the fiddle. 10 year old Victoria plays the bass and banjo but also plays the guitar too. 
They played Old Joe Clark and Angeline the Baker and both songs they really nailed.  We played them at rip roaring speed and they never missed a beat playing them unbelievably well.  What a magical moment it was hearing my students playing like that and really doing such a great job.  I teared up once again and realized that the dream Will and Gail have had of their grand kids learning to play is materializing through me.  I've worked long and hard with these kids to get them to this point and the last two days have been the icing on my cake.  They've all jumped a plateau and it's great for me to see. 
We couldn't have had a better day for playing bluegrass.  70 degrees, sunny no wind, and just a totally perfect Spring day today. 

It's been a perfect Mother's Day Weekend so far and tomorrow Gail is hosting all of us for a hot dog and marshmallow roast.  So the weather is going to be nice once again tomorrow and it'll be perfect!  After church we'll all head up to their house and the Barela's, Williams and all their grand kids will be there, but I think today's fun trumps even tomorrow's events.  Church in the morning!