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Champions!!!

So this season has started better than we ever could have expected. We have a group of boys that absolutely loves the game of baseball! What is really nice is how these boys have just gelled so quickly and are very supportive of each other. I really give the credit to the coaches for this! They are always making sure that each and every player gives and gets the encouragement they need. There is NEVER a time when I hear them being anything but encouraging......what a change from last year!

So far we have played in three tournaments and have placed in each one. This last tournament we finised as the Champions and I know Tyler has waited a very long time for this. He was floating on air for days! He loves the game again and for a while I didn't think he would ever step out on the field.

Shock!!!

Already started out great! We are so excited to be part of an amazing team of players, coaches and parents!

Dr. Seuss Day

This week is Read across America week with Dr. Seuss. Our school always does this week up in a big way by inviting special readers for each class. This year was no exception! Tyler was able to invite his Papa to come and read "Happy Birthday to You" by Dr. Seuss - it also happened to be ON Dr. Seuss' birthday! Papa was such a hit that one of his classmates commented that "he had never seen a Grandpa with so much energy!"

It's days like this that make me cherish the memories that Tyler is making with his Papa. He loves him with all that he is and each day is a gift.

Thank you Papa for taking the time to go and make a one little boy very happy....we love you!

Pre-Season with the Shock

New Business

Look what I'm doing! I am so excited about this new business!

I have had a friend selling this for some time and I fell in love with the products. They are so great they basically sell themselves! Of course it does involve getting in front of people and talking so not so sure that part is going to work out so well - especially after tonight. I had my first show and lets just say it can only get better! Luckily they were close friends and were very supportive.

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Change is good

If you have been reading this blog for long you know that Tyler's sport is baseball. He picked up a bat and ball when he was 3 and seemed to have a natural gift to play. We nurtured that gift and eventually felt that going to play for a more competitive team would be to his benefit. It was great at first - the competition, the traveling from town to town, the excitement of winning, making new friends.

Then it happened.

His coach just seemed to forget he was on the team. He saw the bench a lot more than he saw the field. His passion for the game slowly faded. He hated going to practice and hated going to games even more. He felt like a failure.

This for any parent just won't do.

So we made a change.

Change was scary. Change was unfamiliar. Change was right in front of us.

We found a local team that is based out of our own town and called the coach.

He told him to come down and he would take a look at him.

So one night we did.

There were several boys trying out and the coach said he didn't have any spots open right now but he would take a look at all of them and consider them for his spring team next year.

Out of all the boys that tried out Tyler was the only one he said he wanted - not just for next year but for RIGHT NOW!!!

He did that good.

So now he plays for the

Spring Hill Shock

and he LOVES it!

He is hitting again.....

Pitching again.....

allowed to steal again.......

playing positions he never played again........

Change is what we prayed for.....

Thank you Lord for answering that prayer.