Update

I'm glad I have a job, but man I wish I had a little extra time to do things I want to do.  March was busy.  Work, tumbling, cheerleading practice, softball, Easter and so on and so on.  Here is an update in pictures.

The girls were baptized on Easter Sunday by my dad.

Sophie Lu

Check out Sophie riding.  She loves it.  She still goes once a week.  Next week she is going to camp.  I know she will have a good time.

Fall softball

Monday night was Sophie's second fall softball game. I got to see this. She did great. She didn't get any balls hit to her, but she didn't strike out when she was at bat. She drew a walk and then stole 2nd and then 3rd. She could have made it home, but she wasnt' paying attention. She did great and we are very proud of her for getting out there and trying her best.

Softball is over

Well softball season is over. It started slow, but ended with a bang. Sophie's team was in last place going to into the tournament and ended up in second place. It was awesome. The girls all did so well and improved so much. Sophie was awesome. We are so happy that she has finally found her sport. She can't wait until the fall to play fall ball. Here is a slideshow I put together of her season.

Even more softball

Seems all that I'm posting about right now is softball. On Saturday Sophie had what we thought was her last game. Turns out they have one more tomorrow and then a tournament that they will play until they get knocked out. Odds are it will only be one game. I will say that Sophie has improved tremendously since the beginning of the season. She seems to really enjoy playing and has gotten pretty good at it. On Saturday I gave Maddie the camera and told her to just shoot away. She got to sit in the dugout and take pictures. Speaking of Maddie, I went ahead and made her a separate blog for her gymnastics. Sometimes it seems like it takes over this one and I can keep track of her progress a little better. Just click on the picture on the right and side and it will take you there.

Night at the ballfield

Let me just say that it was freezing tonight. Who would have thought that on 5/17 we would be wearing jackets and blue jeans.
Sophie did awesome tonight and got the game ball. She got 2 singles. She was too cute when she found out she got the game ball. She was so proud and we are so proud of her!

I hear ya M3

Following along with M3's post about her day yesterday I'm just going to say that I did not enjoy parenting today. Today was hard from start to finish. The girls took some kind of crazy pill and just didn't stop. They just went on and on and on. I have to believe (okay I hope) that tomorrow will be a better day.

Today Sophie did have a softball game. I thought we had 3 left this week, but we only have 2 more. We have one Tuesday and one Saturday. To say that I'm excited about the season ending is an understatement. It's not that I didn't enjoy watching Sophie and that she didn't have a good time. It's not that I expected them to win every game. It's just that she had a very unorganized coach and the coaches and some of the other parents always had the attitude that the umps were out to get them. I know that there were blown calls for our team, but there were blown calls for the other team. Some of the coaches and parents would take it personally. I'm just glad the season is almost over. Hopefully next season Sophie will get on a more organized team. I mean the coach and team mom didn't even put out a phone or email list. Practices would be on Tuesdays or maybe not. The coach would show up late. It was just craziness. Here's a picture from today that Maddie took.
Here is Maddie Thursday afternoon doing an aerial. She was so excited. She can't really see because of her hair being in the way, but she did it. She also did several last night at gym. She was pretty insistent that she was going to do it. They had watched Annie at school the other day and Maddie came home mad. I thought it was because of the orphanage, but no it was because the girls in the movie could do aerials and she couldn't. She quickly got it.

More softball

Here was Sophie Wednesday night with one of two singles. Her team actually won this game 6-4. It was their first real win of the season.

Here she is Thursday night with one of two singles. She has really gotten the hang of it with the last couple of games. We have a game tomorrow morning and then 3 next week and the season is over.

Softball

Sophie had a softball game today. The team was doing great and then just fell apart. The score ended up being 18-7. Poor Sophie went 0-2 today. I know she tries so hard and just wants to hit it as hard as she can. I know she will do great if she keeps on trying.

Softball

Last night Sophie had a softball game. She did so much better than she's been doing. She went 2-2. She totally rocked it. We are so proud of her. Her team also came a little bit closer to winning. They lost 11-10. They actually came back from being 5 down at one point.


Today is also my 26th post for the challenge. I still can't believe it.

Softball and nail salon

Today Sophie had another softball game. She went 1-1 and got to make a play from the outfield today. She had a great time and that's all that matters. Her team lost 19-10.


We then headed to the nail salon where the girlies got their nails and toes painted. Sophie picked green and Maddie picked blue. All ready for Easter.


I hope everyone had a wonderful day today. The day started off foggy and ugly, but ended up sunny, beautiful and hot. Tomorrow is supposed to be 87. I'm not ready for 87 in April.

I'm still working on the challenge from M3. This is my 20th post.

Today

Maddie's mouth didn't hurt her today which was great.

Sophie had a softball game. The other team had to forfeit because they didn't have enough players. They then had a scrimmage game and Sophie's team won their first game. Too bad it didn't count.

Crazy Saturday

Sophie has a softball game tomorrow. Hope she does well. She had a good batting practice the other day so I hope that she can hit the cover off the ball. I hope she gets to play. It's supposed to be nasty here tonight, but clear up in the morning.

















I bought this leo from Snowflake Leotards. It was in the grab bag section for $15. You didn't know what style or color you were getting, but when I opened the envelope I saw how beautiful it is. It's sparkly velvet. Maddie loved it. The cool thing was it only took 2 days to get here. This is my 12th post... woohoo..

Videos

Here is Maddie tonight at gym. The girls got to try bars using grips. They were all so cute. She would hold her hand up and just grin. I think she spent more time putting chalk and water (like the big girls) on them more than she spent on the bars.

Here is Sophie's foul ball from Monday night. Sadly she struck out both times she got up to bat. She tries so hard when she's up there. She wants to hit a home run. I know that she will soon...


Going strong with the 30 days challenge.

Sophie softball

Sophie had a game tonight. It didn't go as well as Saturday's game, but she did get a single which was awesome.

Sophie's softball game

Yesterday was Sophie's first softball game. She did awesome and had fun. It was so hot out there. Sophie got a double for her second hit. Her team lost 6-4, but they all did great.