For the first week of summer Ellie has been practicing every day for at least 2 hours for softball All Stars. She is on the 9-10 year old team. This was a much bigger deal than we ever realized. First we moms worked like crazy on pennants for each girl, yard signs, and goodie bags etc. When we got to the game we realized this was not your ordinary game. They had 2 real umpires(not just a parent in the field). They checked all the equipment, wouldn't let anyone enter or leave the dugout. They even had to get special permission to let a couple girls go to the bathroom. They announced their names and had the girls line up on the field. I'm sure it was overwhelming for Ellie. We are so proud of her for being out there. She was in the dugout the first three innings. In the fourth inning she got up to bat twice. She fouled a ball off her hands and her finger was really hurting but she hung in there. She got walked twice and once was able to come home. Then she played third base. Her team lost by the mercy rule after 4 innings but they really did very well. Final score 24-14. I was very proud of her. She will play again tomorrow and we will have more pictures coming.
The pennants we worked on. I had three days in a row of going out to Michaels for supplies. Somehow I always seem to end up in charge of softball things.
She looks awesome!!!!!
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