Her first game!!

Aaron called on Monday afternoon to remind me about softball practice at 5:30 that afternoon. No big deal, just pack up the kids and head out to the practice field. Yeah, right. I got another call about 30 minutes later---it was 4:45 or so and it was her coach to tell me that they had a game, yes, a GAME that evening at 6:30 and Grace needed to be there at 5:30. Are you kidding me? Her first game so we had to get the video camera and the still camera not to mention the cheerios and water packed up and drove over to the field in record time. Grace was so excited. They just got their uniform when they got there so they were excited to have new clothes, too! She is the one in the middle, the one not paying attention....but she had fun!!

They are the Dragonflies and boy are they cute in their little uniforms and gloves out there on the field. I would just like to NOT have to be out there for over 2 hours with a 9 month old and a 3 year old by myself!! What in the world was I thinking when I gave the OK for Aaron to be gone this long? Oh yeah, I forgot, it's his job. Back to the game. Here is the huddle before the game with one of her coaches.

Here is what they all did as soon as the huddle broke...straight to climbing on the dugout fence....where are those Mamas? Oh, they are taking pictures and chasing 3 year olds!!

Grace played pitcher. In this league that is a pretty good position to play because it is coach pitch. That means your coach pitches to you when you bat. So, to stop a play when a girl is running around the bases, you throw the ball to the pitcher (Grace for this game) and she hands it to the coach. That made her feel pretty special and she can stop the ball pretty good, for a five year old, I think! They will rotate positions, I'm sure, but for now we are having fun at the ball park. Don't you love my first picture of Grace in her uniform? That is what I get for trying to take a picture, through the fence, holding a 9 month old and I had a 3 year old hanging on my leg...not bad...he he he.

We leave for Searcy tomorrow right after Grace gets out of school and I can't wait! I'm packing the car tonight while the kids are asleep and that way tomorrow I can try and keep Parker up in the morning so he will sleep in the car during the afternoon drive!!