moms v. kids.

Well, that was fun! Moms v. Kids and the moms won! I didn't realize how competitive I was until I played against a bunch of seven year olds. HA!

What an exciting way to close out the season. I just love this entire group of sweet, sweet friends and kiddos.

a season to remember.

We played in our last tournament this week at Homewood and lost, again, to Hoover in the nail-biting championship.

Brooks really improved this season, had the best attitude, and played his heart out at pitcher, left field, and first base. We are so proud, buddy!

We are also incredibly thankful for the bit of normalcy baseball brought to this unusual time. It was definitely a season we will never forget! Now, it's time for a vacation...

growing collection.

Update: 11 games in 6 days. 15 consecutive hours at a tournament in Warrior, Alabama yesterday. WOW! But, what an awesome day it was. Homewood Red added another championship to their belt!

We have truly loved watching and cheering on these players. And, it's not over yet! So far, Brooks has added a game ball and two rings to his growing collection. Way to go, #17!

one down.

Well, that's a wrap on our first post-season tournament.

Congrats to the cutest runner-ups in all the land!

cheer him up.

Brooks' friend and teammate, Bill, got injured hopping out of a tree in his yard and is out for the season. The team wanted to cheer him up yesterday afternoon so we popped in for a surprise visit.

He even rallied and joined us at our game last night to help cheer us on.

Get well soon, Bill!

no place we'd rather be.

Kicked off our first All Star tournament of the summer this evening! Not quite what we had planned for Camp's birthday, but there's no place we'd rather be.

Proud of our #17! Let's go, Homewood Red!

baseball buddies.

Warming up (or cooling off) for their first game. 

I just love these sweet baseball buddies.

parent party.

Last night we hosted the parents of Brooks' Allstar team for an end-of-season shrimp boil. We already celebrated with the kids at their party, so we wanted to do something just for the parents--a night to relax and unwind!

Leave it to me to only get pictures of the decor and the food and not the people...

I may not have documented it well, but we sure had a great time with everyone. We are so thankful for the lifelong friendships we made throughout the season. 

allstars.

Brooks made the AAA Allstar team and we are having the best time cheering on our Homewood Red ballplayer. 

Today was our first tournament and it was a good one--hot, but good! We spent our entire Saturday at the ballpark, but we wouldn't have it any other way. We love watching our buddy play!