Softball 2013

Madeleine played softball again this year. She said early on that she didn't want to play, but changed her mind at the last minute -- like a couple of days before practices started! The person in charge of the league works with Matt & we were able to still get her into it and I'm so thankful that we did! She had a great experience this year! We switched from the Parks & Rec league to the FPS league this year. This was the first year for the FPS to host a league and I think it's going to be a great one! We had a great little team of 9 girls and they all had a fun time.

 

 

I didn't take a ton of pictures this year so I snapped these on the last day. We had a little mix up with tourney play on the last game, and I didn't get to go and see her play on the last night. We (our whole team) thought our game time was different than it actually was, so we ended up being pushed to an 8:00 game. I hadn't given Charlotte a nap since I didn't think we'd be home so late and we hadn't even eaten dinner yet. So, Charlotte, Harrison & I ended up heading home and doing dinner and bed and Matt got to go and cheer her on for the last game. 

 She has really improved so  much this year! She hit the ball practically every at bat that she had -- seriously I think there were maybe only 2 times this year that she didn't make contact. That's pretty good! And, she's gotten much better at catching -- she and Matt have practiced lots and it's definitely noticeable!

This year it was so much fun to watch these games! The had a 5 run limit per inning and our team hit that limit several times. The girls know a lot more what they are doing this year and the games are a lot more exciting. Not that last year wasn't fun to watch, because they were all so cute, but this year it's more like watching a real game. :) And, Madeleine went out with a bang on her last at-bat this year -- she hit a double to run in 2 players. Woohoo!

 They even got trophys this year! She is beyond proud of her trophy! We are already getting excited for fall softball around here!

And, one of the other great parts about our team this year is the parents/families that we had on there! Charlotte quickly found 2 little girls to befriend. She loved loved loved her time playing with Bristol & Bella out at the fields each night! She looked forward to softball as much as Madeleine, I think, thanks to these sweet girls!

 And, since we played on the FPS softball fields, Harrison often had a friend too. One of his best buds from school, Lucas, was often out there playing. His dad is the tennis coach at while they had practice, and we had softball, Harrison and Lucas had a blast playing!

It was such a wonderful season! I'm so thankful that we had this experience. And, I think we are all excited about this fall!