Opening day

Yesterday was opening day of baseball for our county. Couldn't have asked for better weather (sunshine and blue skies ALL day long) Tob and I are coaching the boys minor league team again this year with the help of our dear friend Amy and loving every moment of it. We have a great group of kids including our own of course and can't complain at all.

Yes, you heard me correctly, I said coaching "the boys minor league" team and yet you may be wondering why Lex is dressed up in the picture too? Due to living in a small county, the good ole boys running the little league program and rules they say we can't change, the girls have not and will not (ever) have a minor league team meaning they play tee-ball from the age of 5 to 9 and then skip minors to play in Majors. I get really upset about this because I feel minors is such an important stepping stone, where they learn the fundamentals and figure out if baseball is really for them in a non-threatening environment. In the program we have they go from tee-ball to 12 year olds pitching at them, making it scary and intimidating sport for most of them. Not to mention they also do not have a seniors age group so they have a 1-2 year break before they can even play highschool. Anyway, I could go on and on about it but I won't. I am just an equal opportunity girl and I feel like in our small community our girls don't get that... Ok really, I am done now... Alexyss didn't play tee-ball last year because she thought it would be boring and to be quite honest I was glad to be done coaching that age group, but this year she REALLY wanted to play so due to her age (and little league CANNOT tell a girl she can't play on a boys team) and the fact that they are able to have 5 boys minor league teams she joined ours.

as did Belle, who's older sister played on our team last year. These 2 little girls add a little sugar and spice to the team and are really stepping up to the part.

Yesterday our first game went really well, with all but one kid getting hits and the smiles on their faces was priceless. The second game was a bit rough but they all still hit well and had fun. It's only the beginning of the season and we are excited to watch these kids grow! Thanks to Grandma's and Grandpa's and uncles and friends who came to support our little orioles. It was a good day.