Jester Kings at the Neon Armadillo

Saturday night the Jester Kings (Korie's band) played at the Neon Armadillo in Fort Wayne. Haley and I went and had an excellent time! Here we are with Jema & Angie.

The band recently added a new member! He plays the fiddle and he ROCKS!! I was amazed.

Korie and her big brother cut a rug. :)

Bella Vita

After Grandpa's play, Haley and I went to Bella Vita to see Korie sing with her new band, Jester Kings. They did an awesome job! Again, I am so proud of my sister!!! I'm THRILLED I finally got to see her with Jester Kings, I wish it would have been sooner!

Really? A banana clip? Really??

Really? This is the only picture I got of us and I look like someone is pushing the back of my head into the carpet? Really?? At least Haley looks beautiful!

"His Eye Is On The Sparrow"

Grandpa asked Korie at his party if she would sing "His Eye Is On The Sparrow" for him. She didn't know the old hymn at all so a few cousins grouped around her and she "crammed" to learn it in about ten minutes!! The family sang along with her (Heavilins break out in song at a party?? NOOOO) and it was really sweet!

Can You Rock

Korie was in a competition called Can You Rock. It went on for 10 weeks and last night was the finale. The winner from each week got to compete for 1st or 2nd place and numerous prizes. So Korie was up against 9 other very talented singers. I was kind of expecting typical Karaoke singers but these people had real talent. The first round consisted of each contestant singing one song and then the judges picked 4 finalists out of the 10.


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Look how she's beaming after her performance!!! She ROCKED the house!

One of the Four Finalists

Korie was one of the four finalists!!!

She sang "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood for the second part of the competition.

Korie & Chris waiting to hear who won...the way the second round worked was the contestants were judged half by audience applause and half by the judges.

Korie got second place!! We think it was rigged! She rocked the house and I heard her client tell her she will be getting her own band soon!!! It was really close, Korie and the winner were only a few points apart and their applause scores were the same.

I am so proud of Korie. She's a gorgeous rock star!!! I love you, Sissy.

So proud of my sister!!!!

I'm so proud of Korie!! She makes me cry every time she sings...even when it's just something like Journey. In this video, she's singing with one of her client's bands...there's even a possibility Korie might get to do this part-time!!!