Pieces of Us

Who is this kid?

Ginny has now had two games with her Mini Sox team.  She has a great coach, such an improvement from last year. As I watched her play during her gamed this year I found myself smiling a lot at how much she has changed.  The difference?  This year she is playing the game.  Really  thinking while she is out there, down in her little 'softball ready' stance. She is getting hits off the pitch constantly, stopping the ball and her throwing is good.  Last year she was so sick with the reflux she missed a lot and her coach really didn't teach anything.  This year she is focused and having so much fun.  She loves her team.  

Last night we played against a team that had a lot of the kids who here in her team last year on it.  One of the dads came up to me and said, "Wow!  Your daughter has improved so much!  She was so good out there I was thinking, "Is that the same kid?"  I am so proud of her and most of all glad she is having so much fun.

Gabby's team had their first game last night and took a pretty big loss.  Gabby did get on base and made it to third when a lot of girls struck out so that was nice for her but she also wasn't played until the end of the game so she only got to bat once.

Softball is really conflicting with theater a lot more than I thought it would. Its been hard to say the least.  Yesterday was a logistical nightmare.  We ended up at the ballpark from 5pm-9pm and it was freezing at 42 degreed with windchill. We have had some serious talks about next year and I think we will not be doing softball.  I will miss some aspects of it but we can only choose to do what we love most or die trying to do it all.

Way To Go!

The Shooting Stars won their game last night 12-3! Way to Go maddy and Gabby. 
Genevieve also got another good hit during her game.  Way To Go Blue Diamonds!!

Play Ball but run the right way

Saturday was a loooong softball day.  We got to the ballpark at 8:30am for opening ceremonies.  Is it just me or do they make opening ceremonies last longer every year? Not long after the ceremony we had Genevieve's very first Mini-Sox game.  She was so cute in her little teal outfit! Her helmet kept flopping in her face making it hard to see. After batting she ran right to first base, then second and third like she was supposed too.  BUt instead of running home she just trotted back to the dugout.  What a silly kid.  We spent the next few minutes discussing what order she was supposed to run the bases.  The next time she was up she got it just right,
    We had a little break between Ginny's game and the older girls double header so we ran to the store to get lunch stuff and some snacks for the team (I am team mom). Then back to the park again.  I dropped the girls off and went home to let Jillian nap awhile.
Back to the park at 2pm for the first game. The girls on the other team were HUGE.  Tall, strong and power hitters too.  They slaughtered our team at 14-2.  The girls weree down.  They jut had not found a feel for one another and how each person plays yet. The second game they decided to leave the first game behind them and pump it up.  They yelled and cheered and got all rowdy right before the game. The final score was 16-5 and they WON.  They were leading 16-0 until the very last ups for the opposing team. It was a fantastic exciting game.  Gabby stole home and slid in right under the catcher's glove.  She also got two hits and Maddy brought in two runs. It definitely lifted their spirits!  Here's to many more exciting games!

Yes, we trimmed her bangs after the photo ;)

Game Schedule

I am trying to keep my google calendar updated with the times of the girls games. If you scroll down it's viewable on the right sidebar. :)

Saturday: All Games

OK, I know this is late but I was having issues with my picture uploader.  Saturdays is a picture of all of our board games in our board game closet.  It's a little messy right now.

Friday: Twister

Twister is a new game in our family.  I waited to buy it because one must have relatively long limbs to play it well.  This does not deter Ginny and Caleb from trying.

Thursday: Boggle

It's obvious now how much we love word games.  I am such a wordnerd!  I am raising a bunch of word nerds too which is nice because they are always up for a game of Boggle.

Wednesday: Chess

Chess is such a great game for building thinking skills.  In our house we always teach our children to play chess when they are 4 years old.  The oldest three are very good chess players now, Ginny has just begun learning recently.

Tuesday: Memory

Memory is a great game that I like to play because you can play it with the youngest of toddlers. Genevieve still loves to play this game especially the My Little Pony one.  I think I might look into getting Caleb a more boyish one that he would enjoy. Although he does not seem to mind My Little Pony. Mike enjoys playing this one with the little ones as well but he informs me that Genevieve beats him.

Monday: Risk

Risk is another family favorite.  However this game can go on FOREVER.  Tonight we were so tired but by 11:30pm Gabby finally attained World Domination. We were NOT sore losers because we wanted to go to BED!

WARNING! Young children and babies find Risk to be quite boring.  See photo below.

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