Well as we ride home tonight from a softball tournament in Jacksonville (& getting home this late on a Sunday night is not usually my thing)....I am one PROUD Mama!! This weekend in My Karlee Who played in her first "kid pitch" softball tournament (only her 2nd tournament with a travel team). I got to be a Softball Mom and coach...& had a blast!!
My baby (ok not so baby) girl pitched in games for her first time! She has been working on pitching for a couple of months now and just threw to batters last weekend for the first time. She did awesome and it was awesome watch her!! I just thought I loved playing the game but watching my girl play the game with determination and desire took it to a whole new level. Even though she has been playing for a few years now...this was different!
It was great to see her learning more about the game, making friends, and growing as a person! And as she pitched in the championship game today I absolutely loved hearing one of our other coaches say "she gonna be a pitcher!" It definitely put a big smile on my face.
So thank you to my parents who allowed me to play the game and grow to love it. To my Daddy for learning it, coaching me, and pushing me (even when I didn't like it). To both of my Mama's for traveling with us and taking care of me and supporting me! And to my siblings for sticking it out through all of those hot summer days spent at the ball park! Now as a Mama of 3 with one playing I see how much it took for all of y'all to let me play. I can't wait to see how my Karlee Who improves and her desire to play grows! Thank you to Wesley for watching the other Whos in the heat for 2 days (I know that is challenging) and letting me & Karlee enjoy our girl time!
Oh yeah...we got second place in the tournament. Karlee pitched in 2 games and had 3 strike-outs and 8 walks (which isn't too bad for her first game experience).
Thanks for letting me be a "bragging" Mama Horton tonight!
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