Memorial Day Slam

This weekend, Maggie and I got to take Carli to her Glory tournament in Ennis.  Keith had a day surgery on Friday so once we got him all settled in at home, we packed everyone up and wished him well.  Our first stop was hitting with Coach Jeff.  I'm not sure who has more fun...Drew or Coach Jeff!  Ha!  Once we finished at hitting, Drew and Ava went to spend the night with Grammy and Pa while Maggie, Carli and I headed to Corsicana for the night.  Maggie screamed at us the entire way there...turns out she still doesn't like the car seat.  But once we got to the hotel, she was quite happy to lay out and stretch!

I love our family and their willingness to help and support my kiddos.  We had to be at the ballpark by 8 am.  Uncle Andy, Logan and Pa all showed up by 8:15 and between the three of them got Carli warmed up to pitch the first game.

Overall, I was pretty happy with Carli's tournament.  The team as a whole struggled and Carli had her moments but she overcame her fatigue and "woe is me" attitude more than once to support her team.  She pitched the first game and did well.  She laid down a bunt, put the ball in play and they won that game.  She played outfield the next game.  Didn't see much action but a ground ball or two.  She did get a bunt down to get on base once.  They lost that game.  Their first bracket game was against the number 1 team in the state...like the team plays 12u tournaments and wins.  The girls were so intimidated that they pretty much just laid over and died.  :/  I may have done a bit of talking to Carli on the sidelines at left field about sportsmanship and teamwork.  She ended up having to go in for relief toward the end of the game and I was glad she got put in that situation.  She needed to see how hard it was for her fellow pitcher to be working so hard and a defense not doing their job behind her.

They came back their second bracket game and won it - Carli rested that game and came in to pinch run a few times.  They lost their final game, not b/c they played a better team but b/c they played a team that out hustled them.  Every one has an off tournament, as long as they learn from it, it's not a loss.

Uncle Andy, Logan and Pa stayed the whole day with us and I thoroughly enjoyed their company.  Maggie did awesome.  We had our tents set up to keep her in the shade most of the day.  Aside from screaming at us the entire way home, I'd say she enjoyed being at the softball field!!

 These two are more alike than they'd like to admit.  I'm thankful for their special relationship and Logan's willingness to spend the day cheering Carli on and giving her a hard time!