On the way to the game I was telling her various rules and thinking "good heavens, she doesn't even know how to play!" She played tee-ball a couple years ago and seemed so little then, so now to be playing machine-pitch feels like a substantial step up in her sports progression.
The main thing is that she finally got a pink team shirt!! In all her years of playing soccer she has never had pink or purple, so she was excited to finally have pink. Plus, one of the moms put the girls' names on their shirts for them, so these feel deluxe compared to what we normally get.
Not surprisingly, Landon opted to wear shorts to the game even though I warned him that it would be cold. He changed his mind as soon as we got there (apparently he CAN feel cold) and snuggled under a blanket with me. I wore my trusty orange jacket and my Paris scarf (oh how I love it) and was still cold. #$@!
Whitney played right field, and by "played" I mean stood there while wearing a mitt. The ball never came her way, so she pretty much wiggled around saying how cold she was.
Rainy video.
As an added bonus, it started to rain during the last inning so we all got soaked. The pitching machine couldn't pitch properly with the wetness, so the umpire girl ended up pitching the balls. It was comical, especially since our team sucked so much.
The entire hour there was comedic to me, from the hilarious lack of softball-playing skills of all but 3 of the girls on our team, to the freezing May weather, it was just plain funny.
**Do you have softball-playing skills?
Have you ever had to wear a scarf in May?!**
Comment Window Tidbit: I got a bad headache last night and had to go to bed at 9:30 when the kids did because I was useless. Why oh why must it be this way?
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Baseball is another sport we avoid- too many rain delays, wet innings and time spent doing nothing.
But good luck with the season! I'm happy she finally got a pink shirt!
Now wait a MINUTE. Were we at the same game??? Did our girls' teams play each other & we didn't realize it??? Because it rained right at the end of our last inning, too! I forget what time the game started, but it ended around 7-ish.
I am surprised they keep playing in the rain. If we even get a sprinkle they cancel our games. Your comments are hilarious in the video, I like when you show yourself.
None of our kids want to play baseball and I am okay with it.
And girl, about those headaches: get yourself some real, hardcore painkiller drugs, like any self-respecting mother would do!
At least that's what I tell myself when popping my lovely migraine meds. Heeheehee
Cute! Griffin is playing baseball now but Luci has never shown an interest in softball. (Which is okay with me-- she already has gymnastics and violin year round and then plays basketball and soccer seasonally.)
Go Whitney! She is hard core. I love seeing them play through the rain. Congrats on the pink shirt!
You KNOW I have no softball skills, or tennis, or basketball, or dancing, or... ok, I'll stop there. It would be comedic to see me play too, that's for sure.
I wore a scarf today too. Wrong, just so wrong.
oh man. i remember softball- and it wasn't pretty. even when we got pink shirts. :)
ugh. may in alaska = snow some days. we were up to 60 today...there may be hope!!!
it has rained or been freezing every Tuesday in May..the day my son has his bb games on!! So I have worn my ugg boots; a wool sweater; turtleneck; coat; gloves; and a huge blanket!! Yesterday it was raining so hard they called the game. fingers crossed that maybe next tuesday it will be nice!!
I am not blessed with any softball skills - but I will happily cheer!
Whitney looked cold! - Your family is so cute!
I get the shivers just watching those video clips...burrrrrrr....I can't decide whether I'd rather die of heat exhaustion or freeze to death...
Okie doke...onto less morbid subjects-- I have zero softball playing skills, but would give it a shot if I could be sure I'd be on the team that got to wear the pink shirts!
well on our way to summer here, lots of sunshine and 80's! I love how rag-a-muffin they all look {is that a southern term?} with varying layers and obviously clothes pulled out of backseats and trunks!
Softball/baseball really stink when you're in the outfield and nothing is happening.
I loved playing sports in the rain when I was little. It felt magical.
I have zero softball skills. Although I remember having a pretty good pitch in 7th grade, I also got hit in the face with a ball and got my one and only black eye.
I can get behind personalized pink shirts, though.
I do not believe I have ever worn a scarf in May!
I have zero athletic ability of any kind. Sarah just started playing on a softball team, but will miss her first game while we're in Utah for Clogging Nationals. I think she's our only hope of an athlete in the family.
I admit this is the one reason why I'm glad my kids aren't doing sports right now. rainy cold games. it's cool though to see them enjoying it.
I LOVEd church ball growing up!
(after years & years of forced saturday practice & games)
One time... years after we were married- like 14 years or so. We played softball at a church function with a bunch of other couples & I hit it way out in right field- scoring a third base run. It was so awesome that I felt like I had to leave on top & haven't played again (not that I've had the chance) but my husband was so impressed. It was a huge highlight for me.
HOORAY For the pink uniform & let's hope for NO MORE softball rain- that's just not cool.
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