To say that I'm a proud Mama is the understatement of the year. I am so very proud of the young men that I have had the honor to raise. We have moody, teenage Luke who pulls off straight A's a job and golf team. We have spunky Jake who is fierce at baseball and great socially (having a budding romance right now). We have Zac who has watched from the sidelines for 8 long years while his brother has played in numerous tournaments across state lines. He has begged me for more snack shack $money$ than you can possibly imagine. Has disappeared into the swamps and fields at so many ballparks to reappear just as the game is ending covered in dirt & goo. He has attempted to be bat boy only to be frustrated that the coach will not put him in. Zac finally gets his. His little 8U Utah Xtreme finally played in their first tournament last weekend in St. George.
Zac was so excited that he managed to forget his baseball cleats. Picture me... driving around Hurricane Utah at 8:00 in the morning... banging on the doors of the only sporting equipment store in town... after unsuccesfully trying Wal-Mart... to be denied and have to drive all the way back to St.George for cleats for my little man. Oh well, those things were infused with super speed!
Zac was a lot more nervous that I thought him capable of. This is him getting a little pep talk by his coach Matt.
And this is his first at bat (can you see the fear in his eyes?)
Once he got rolling though, he did outstanding. Doing his job in the outfield, on second base, pitching, and only striking out twice in 6 games. This kid feels no pressure. He is happy go-lucky and truly just happy to be on the field. He doesn't care what position he plays, just as long as he's playing!
His team ended up taking 2nd place. A truly great accomplishment considering it's their first try. It was really fun to watch him play. Especially since no-one was pestering me for $!
Congrats to the Utah Xtreme on a great Tourney!
And for the love of baseball, never loose your goofy side Zac :)
2 comments:
Way to go Zach!!!! It's so fun to see him go from nervous to proud in your pictures!
Your trip to Belize looks like so much fun! You guys are always doing fun stuff! Awesome baseball pics! I can't believe how fast kids grow up! Your boys are darling:) We went to DisneyLand 4 weeks ago...it was just a beach in CA. Not sure what one??? We need a trip to Pirates Cove!
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