Monday Madness

You can guess how today was since this week's blog is late into the night!

1.  Softball Softball Softball

Our season is in full swing and if the rain can hold off we might actually get to play a few games!  This past weekend Torri and Rikki Rae played with their select team.  They battled with 15 other teams and came away in 2nd place.  Super proud of the team and the girls had a blast.

This is our "we stayed at the ballpark add day to get this hardware."

2. Torri has become a very disciplined and consistent pitcher.  She doesn't look like much but don't let that fool you.  She has an insane toe drag with her pitching motion which means we go through softball cleats every couple of months.  Well this tournament she shredded her shoes.  So our only option....switch feet.  Yep that's right she pitched 3 innings (well I might add) with the shoes on the wrong feet to avoid more blisters on her right foot.  Ha!

 3.  We enjoy a little baseball too!  Jayden's team played tonight.  A different experience being on this side of the fence.  Jayden had great plays on 2nd and pitched in the last inning.  We were up by 1, 2 outs, and bases loaded and yes my kid gets called up to pitch...this would be his first game to pitch this season...with no warm-up.  He was able to keep it to a tie game and struck out the last batter.  Stressful for this Momma!

4.  The kids have vivid imaginations and Ava Jo is bursting with creativity.  She created this "fishing pole" for her brother using a clothes hanger, safety pins, shoe laces, and a slice of bread.  We found it handing in her brother's closet ready for their next fishing trip.  Ava Jo later explained to me that you would submerge the pins in the water and when the fish pulled on the line (creating a "bow and arrow effect" as she said) you knew it was "ready".  Ha!

5.  We have a rare treat for John to be off 2 days this week.  So I have my "honey-do" list ready to go!

Just a glimpse of the happenings as we are Growing Up on Dublin Lane.