June 27th-28th, 2009
The Cactus Cuties were invited to return to Grand Junction, CO to perform at Country Jam 2009 on Sunday, June 28th. The Cuties arrived in Grand Junction on Saturday, June 27th and headed straight for the festival on the outskirts of town to check out the grounds. They hung out in the VIP tent to watch some of the acts and had the opportunity to meet and sing for American Idol’s Bucky Covington. The Cuties also fell in love with the LoCash Cowboys, an incredibly talented and entertaining country act! After a fabulous performance by the LoCash Cowboys, the Cuties met and sang for them backstage. The guys were so sweet to the Cuties and offered to give the Cuties a tour of their bus!!! After lots of chatting and laughing, The Cuties said goodbye and headed to the hotel to rest before their big day. The Cuties returned to Country Jam on Sunday in time to watch the Navy Seal Leap Frogs’ practice run. The Cuties even met one of the Navy Seals after the jump, and he taught them how to pack up the parachute!! The Cactus Cuties had a smooth sound-check, did a quick radio interview, said a prayer, and hit the stage for a 10 minute performance. Later that evening, the Cuties returned to the stage to perform the National Anthem for a crowd of 50,000 before performances by Blake Shelton and Montgomery Gentry. With solid performances behind them, the Cuties headed to the VIP tent to reward themselves with Twinkies!!! After a nice sugar break, the Cuties took off for the carnival rides. The Cactus Cuties’ were ecstatic when they saw the giant “FACEOFFZ” (a large inflatable balance beam where you fight to stay on the beam). The Cactus Cuties decided to battle it out. Andi and Madeline were the first match, and after a short struggle, Andi defeated little Maddie Mae!!! Then, Baylee and Blaire took the beam. After intense combat, Baylee emerged victorious!!! The Cuties giggled all the way back to the stage, where they had the pleasure of meeting Blake Shelton and Montgomery Gentry. The Cuties had another great experience at Country Jam and would like to thank Rod England and Wounded Warriors for taking such great care of them!!!!
photographer: Leanna Elbert, Toby Caldwell
August 19th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Very cute photos Cuties!! Looks like you had a blast! Almost ran up to watch you perform on this one, but then decided to wait until an event when you were singing a few more songs. My loss. Boy, I would have hated to face off with ANY of you on that FACEOFFZ challenge. You guys look plum dangerous, so I would have wound up on my back down below for sure, LOL. Would have loved to have seen you guys using one of those parachutes. Attack of the Ninja Paratroopers, or something. Loved the twinkie toast. Hope none of ya had a “Twinkies Revenge” episode on the carnival ride! Been there done that, LOL. Great job ladies. God Bless you Cuties and Cami. Quentin
August 19th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
You girls packed a lot into a little bit of time, along with packing the chute! Cutie Gladiators, I can see it now, ESPN needs new material! Wonderful to see you making more friends every time you perform! There is no way people can resist you! :- ) Love seeing your adventures ladies. You are always in our prayers!
August 19th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
you gals were having fun!!!i am so proud of what you have accomplished in a very short time span. i too would not want to face anyone of youon that FACEOFFZ challenge.. maddie looked MEAN!! LOVE YOU GALS… PROUD OF YOU CAMI one of your maine holics
August 20th, 2009 at 11:15 am
That’s a lot of cool photos!!
Looks like you girls had a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing yet another great experience and keep having fun Cuties!!! Bless you all! Jeff
PS: Madeline looks downright menacing with that nerf joust in her hands!!!
August 20th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
You girls are going to have a lot to tell your kid’s when you get married and have your own family’s, but hold off on any marriage plans for awhile OK? (-;
You are not only great to listen to but, fun to watch.
Why don’t you guy’s drag Cami into some of the pictures ? She is a Cutie too.
August 20th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Great blog post! Those are great pictures of the Cuties having so much fun. Your smiles say it all! Awesome!
Twinkies are some kinda good!
Was hoping to read about the championship FACEOFFZ match between Andi and Baylee.
God Bless the Wounded Warriors and the Cactus Cuties!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful trip to Country Jam with all your fans!
August 21st, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Ba ha ha ha I wish I could have been there to watch them “battle it out” on the balance beam!!!!! I’ve no doubt that was very entertaining! And of course, I wish I could’ve been there to hear them perform too. But I’ll content myself with looking at these gorgeous pictures.