Bat at It!

Chloe has always been our athlete. This past spring, she decided that she wanted to play softball. She played tee ball when she was 5 years old, but then decided to move on to other sports. Not much to our surprise, Chloe was able to pick up where she left off pretty quickly. As quickly as Chloe picked up, Chris and I adjusted to being ballpark parents again...like we had a choice.

Here are a few pictures that I took of my Lady Warrior at her first game of the regular season. (Mom fail: I forgot to pack her belt.) Surprisingly, I didn't take many pictures throughout the season, so that's all folks. Her team was a force to be reckoned with and only lost two games. I only count one of those losses, but I'll spare you the details.;)

After the regular season, she went on to play on the AUM All-Star team. I took more pictures this time. 

Introducing the All-Star Team...

Chloe played first base.

And, she made her biggest hits during this time. I think she was trying to show off because family members were there to cheer her on.

I was the worst at taking action shots, nerves and excitement got the best of me, but luckily my mother-in-law took a great video of one of her big hits.

And would you believe it, her team won the Angels Sub-District Tournament! It was so exciting!

We got the coach good! He never saw it coming.

He was a good sport, though.

Sadly, we lost in the District playoffs. However, we're looking forward to many more seasons of softball. It was a great "comeback" season! Thank you to everyone that came out to support our girl. Thank you Lord for blessing our girl.

Beach Vacay {2018}

We took a trip down to beautiful Santa Rosa Beach, Florida last month for a short vacay with friends/family. You remember our cousins?

Beach trips are definitely dab-worthy!:)

We arrived at the condo in the late afternoon with enough time to unpack and take a dip in the condo's pool before going out to dinner at the SteamBoat Grill. After dinner, we headed to The Hub. The kids had fun running around and playing "Hank ball" on the lawn area.

The next morning, we headed straight to the beach.

Evan spent most of his time near the shore and building sand castles.

Chloe loved riding the waves and playing frisbee with Daddy.

That evening, we took a short drive down 30A to Seaside Beach.

We ate dinner at Bud & Alley's. That view, though!

We spent another morning on the beach.

Chloe was bound and determined to catch a minnow.

I was worn out from our beach fun that morning and decided to take a nap that afternoon. After dinner, we met back up with the cousins for our final night at The Hub. The "hub-bies" were missing from this photo. Ha!
 

It was a fun trip and we enjoyed the company! Other than visiting with family, the longest I've been on vacation is four days. It's really time to do something about that. I can't wait for our next beach vacay!