All-Stars 2013

The uniform is put away.  The cleats are placed in the closet.  Another era of baseball has come to an end.

To see a little boy find his confidence through T-ball in the Spring of 2012 and continue to become an All Star player, has been truly amazing.  Preston is sad it's over.  We're sad it's over.

We had an amazing team!  All the boys got along and played so well together.  All the parents truly enjoyed each other's company.  We will miss seeing them Mondays and Wednesdays for practice and then all weekend for games.

Here's a video from Preston's All Star tryouts.  He's actually become an even better player since this was taken in May.

We definitely became the typical baseball family.  At any given time, the back of my car contained Preston's baseball bag, folding chairs, a tee, and rubber plates.  You never knew when any of those things may be needed.  My t-ball bag was always ready to go with snacks, band-aids, ointment, benadryl spray, bug spray, sunscreen, baby wipes, tissues, grocery bags, misting fan, and camera.  Since we were the business managers for the team, I always carried a team binder also.

But now, all of that is put away too.  I never thought triple digit heat and humidity wouldn't bother me that much, as long as I found shade.  All four of us have tan lines from all the time spent in the sun.  As we reflect on how much was accomplished over the past several weeks, words cannot express how proud and grateful we are.

Practice

Games

The Team

Awards

Our Coach

We cannot thank our head coach enough.  He was the coach for Preston's very first season of t-ball and for his last.  He also coached the All Stars. He is the one that encouraged and inspired Preston at every game and every practice.  ALL of the coaches had a huge impact on Preston and though he didn't talk a whole lot to them, Preston absorbed every word they said to him.  

These boys of summer had the time of their lives.  I pray that a lot of them get to stay together on future teams.  If not, we will miss them and their families.  But for now, these memories are ones that we will cherish forever.

Click here to read my editorial piece, Boys of Summer.