This was not the word that took him down (that was PROSECUTE and I have a feeling it will hang over his head and guide his educational path...talk about a moment :) no, chickabiddy just took everyone in the audience down - including our highly intelligible row (he..he..) the announcer had to define it AFTER the little girl got up and threw down a correct spelling without even blinking! It was great.
Indy had some great moments too. But we need to start at the beginning - Taylor Hicks Bee where he and 2 other boys went 8 rounds without missing then he and the final boy went another 6...it was great and Matt and I just sat in the back with our slack jaws scratching our heads. When they gave him his final word (I can't remember now :( he just said "awesome" and spelled it then jumped up and cheered (he was excited for it to be done.) We showed up at the Yavapai Regional Bee not knowing exactly what to expect and after waiting for over 2 hours (because they have lunch FIRST then SPELL) the 52 kids took the stage and the spelling began. Indy's first word was barracks and my little military-buzz-cut-boy threw down. The word that should have taken him down was "belay" (points to anyone who knows what it means without having to google first) but had asked for an alternate pronunciation and nailed it. Then came prosecute and a simple error and the day finally came to an end. He made it to the top 10 which was killer. The grandson of Indy's kindergarten teacher ended up taking home the winning spot and a $500 savings bond - we are excited for him.
Indy had both sets of grandparents and friends and cousins there to cheer for him, and everyone in the audience walked away with a better vocabulary.
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