My All Star

I know that lately it seems that all I've blogged about is baseball...and mostly Tanner's baseball experiences at that...(He just happens to be at the age where he has tons of opportunity to participate in tournaments, etc. I'm sure they'll be a lot more posts about baseball over the next 10-15 years...so if you don't want to read them, just don't.) ;)
Well, that's pretty much all we've been doing over the last few months. And, as boring as that may seem to some of you, I have to tell you how much I have reveled in being the ultimate "baseball mom". I take pride in it. I love that my boys LOVE baseball, and want to excel in it. I love that it keeps them busy and active and teaches them about team work, good sportsmanship, and commitment. I love yelling from the stands, and jumping up and down when their teams are doing awesome, and I love that it makes me feel young and alive.
Tanner's All Star team did amazing last week. The tournament started on Monday and it was a double elimination tourney. No one (including myself, honestly) thought that this team would even win one game. We were sure that they'd play Monday and Tuesday and be out. Well, no one told them that and they went on to take 2nd place in the District 14 All Star Tournament. They were the "comeback kids", and even when they were down by 6 runs in the bottom of the first inning of the championship game they never gave up. They ended up only losing by 3 runs--the final score was 14-11--but they played one heck of a game and I couldn't have been more proud. Great Job, Tanner!! I sure love ya! And...I can't wait until next season!!!