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Go Red Sox!

May 8, 2018

Not only did Maxwell have a great baseball season, but Spencer had a great t-ball season as well! He loved it and would get so excited for every practice and every game. He’s a good hitter off that T and has an excellent arm! T-ball is awesome – everyone wins! Can’t beat that! Again, I took my camera to two of the games and got some fun photos…

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Spencer had a bad habit of throwing the bat after he hit and this time it just about hit Maxwell in the head! See it flying towards unsuspecting Maxwell back there? ha!

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High five from sister!

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What a cute group of kids!

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Of course, everyone gets a trophy! Yay!

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Go Spencey and Go Red Sox!

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See you tomorrow!

Go Pirates!

May 7, 2018

What a FUN baseball season we had this year! The Pirates might not have been on the winning side too often but I wouldn’t trade anything about this season. Maxwell improved leaps and bounds and truly became a ball player. He went from striking out all the time to being the 4th batter in the lineup! From playing outfield every game to playing first base! Most importantly, he LOVED it. He couldn’t wait to get to practice, was (and still is!) constantly asking to go hit and throw on days when there was no practice, and was always the first to arrive for games ready to get warmed up to play. He was dedicated and committed! I loved going to watch him play and was usually the loudest mom in the stands – I just can’t help it!

I also have to commend Robert too – he was a huge help to the team and pretty much had himself an assistant coach job by the end of the season! He was always willing to take Maxwell to hit and throw and that made the biggest difference in Maxwell’s improvement.

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I can’t say enough good things about his coach – he taught them not only about baseball but about sportsmanship. He encouraged them and kept it fun.

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I took my camera to one of the final games and got some great shots.

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I’m incredibly proud of my ball player and all he accomplished this season.

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Go Maxwell and Go Pirates!

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Back row: Drew, William, Trey, Will, Patton, Oliver

Front row: Maxwell, Holcomb, Wyatt, George, Andrew, Mitchell

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See you tomorrow!

Weekend

April 23, 2018

What did we do this weekend? I’ll give you one guess! Yep, BASEBALL!

Maxwell had a game Friday night at 7pm (!). It was a late one but it was a FUN one! The Pirates played SO great and pulled out a much needed win! Our coach has been great to watch players develop and give them opportunities on the field as they improve. Maxwell got the chance to play first base on Friday night and he nailed it! He had some great catches and rose to the opportunity! We were so proud of him! He even got the game ball! woohoo! Then, maybe with a little encouragement from Robert, he gave the game ball to Drew who had two great hits and scored for the first time. sweet boy!

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Frankly, I should have gotten the game ball. They had no one to do the scoreboard and no one was volunteering so I stepped up and did it – with Spencer and a very cranky Samantha in tow! It was an adventure but I did a pretty good job, if I do say so myself! I did have to get Robert off the field to take Samantha to the bathroom at one point, but, we made it! GOOO Pirates!

Maxwell had another game Saturday at 11:30 and unfortunately, the Pirates just didn’t have it in them. They played a good game but lost. Oh well! I had to miss that game because Spencer had a T-ball game at the same time. I was happy to be watching my little Red Sox player slam the ball and hustle!

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Samantha thankfully had a friend in the stands and was happy as could be making important calls from the ballpark!

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It was a beautiful spring day and after we met up from both games, we decided a little treat was in order!

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Happy to celebrate my great ball players and their super spectator sister! 🙂

Hey Batter Batter!

April 16, 2018

Another weekend, another round of ball games! The best part was having GJ in town for them! She’s the best baseball cheerleader around! Maxwell played in the mid-season tournament on Friday night. While his team lost, Maxwell played so well and I was incredibly proud of him! He went 3 for 3 on batting, scored 2 runs, and even caught a pop fly!! woohoo! The Pirates may not be at the top of the league but they are all learning so much about baseball and sportsmanship and are having the most fun!

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Saturday morning Spencer had a t-ball game and did great too! He had good hits and ran the bases like a pro!

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Go Red Sox!

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We even played some baseball at home! It was a beautiful weekend until the storms came Saturday afternoon.

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We sure do love having GJ and Daddo in town and can’t wait until they come back to see us again!

Batter up!

April 13, 2018

Happy Friday….the 13th! eek!

Lots of baseball last week in the unexpected FREEZING temps! Didn’t stop my ball players though! Spencer had fun at T-ball Saturday morning despite the cold…

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and had some great hits!

That afternoon we headed out to the other ball field for Maxwell’s games. He had some good hits (yay!) and finally got to score his first run!!! Woohoo!

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We were back at the ball field on Sunday for another game. We were playing the only team that is undefeated in the league and, it wasn’t looking so great the first half of the game! Maxwell had a good hit and then on his 2nd (or 3rd I can’t remember) time up to bat, that kid HIT A HOME RUN!!! He just put it all together, knocked that ball between first and second, batted in two other runs and make it all the way around the plates himself!! It was AWESOME! He was excited, I was excited, Robert was excited…just the best. The team made quite a comeback and was so close to beating that #1 team. They didn’t quite pull it off but I’m not sure they even cared because they all played their hearts out.

After the game, Maxwell even got the game ball…

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