Spring Sports

The girls both had their final basketball games on Saturday, June 7th.  This spring season was pretty casual for them.  Abigail wasn’t intending on playing but was contacted by a team and asked to join them.  The rest of the girls had played together during the main season so it was strange for Abigail to come in as the new girl.  She played well, but she never fell into a real groove with the team.  They had said that all the games were on Saturdays but there were a few on Sundays.  We just took it game but game and it seems we weren’t officially on the roster and were never asked to pay anything.   During the playoffs Abigail’s team won their Saturday game which put them in the championship game on Sunday.  We didn’t even follow up with anyone on Sunday to see if they’d won (turns out they did) – which I guess shows how invested we were.

We’re so used to Abigail playing in a navy uniform that it took us a while to get used to watching her in red.  

Carly also had a unique experience this spring.  The spring league was more relaxed in that they didn’t have any weekday practices.  On Saturdays they had a short 30 minute practice followed by an hour game.  Not enough girls signed up to have a girl league so the mixed up the boys and girls together.  I was worried that a 10-year-old girl would hold back when playing against boys, but not Carly.  She is a great defender and had no problem getting up in any boys face.  She was a strong player on her team and often scored the majority of the points during the games. 

This was Jason’s second year playing baseball.  Practices started in March and his final game was this past Wednesday, June 11th. 

Justin took this picture during one of the first practices – I think you’d be hard pressed to find a more beautiful setting for baseball.

He has a strong throwing arm and a good swing.  He was usually able to hit the ball without resorting to the “T”. 

Jason loved racing the bases after each game.  Here he is jumping up and down as he cheered on his teammate and anxiously waited for his turn to run the bases.

I guess Jason couldn’t eat most of the snacks during the season.  During one of the last games I went to his coach made a big deal out of having brought something that Jason could actually eat. Jason’s coach was fantastic – I really hope we get him again next year.

Definitely a busier spring season than we’re used to, but overall the kids had a good experience and it’s always nice to have them doing something active.