The Ice Breakers' Debut

Softball season is in full swing now... heehee, no pun intended! Ryan (aka Ya-Ya) and Charlie (aka The Bug-n-ator) had their first game last week! Steve stood in as the coach for the absent head coach and I was "dugout mom." Whoa, talk about a family affair!

Well, before "dugout mom" there was "hair bow mom!"

Crafty Lori created team flags, hair bows, and hair clips in our team colors!

Yes, athletes for sure but... girls are still girls! Gotta have the frilly stuff!

Ahhhh, proud Grace girls ready for their first game! This is Ryan's 3rd season so she was so relaxed and ready to rock it! Charlie, on the other hand, was super nervous! But as soon as we got out on the field, she was all smiles!
Yes, it rained a little bit! Oh well, these girls are tough!

Ryan opened the season playing first base! A very important position in 6U softball. Since all girls get to hit (from a pitch or off a tee), run the bases, and score each time they are up... the foundation skill they teach is to make the play at first base!

A special treat... since daddy was the coach, the girls got to hit off of daddy as pitcher! So fun! This is Charlie up to bat. She was nervous so Steve said to her, "Charlie, give me the look! Give me the look!" During practice Steve has taught Charlie to get that angry-I'm gonna kill it-tough girl look when she is up to bat! She gave him "the look" and had a great first hit of the season!

Ryan was up next! Day-ang that girl can kill it! This one was a powerful line drive shot right up the middle! Nice work Ya-Ya!

Charlie on third base ready to run home for another score for Team Ice Breakers!

"Let's go Kendall, let's go! Let's go Kendall, let's go!"

"She's not a fa-ker, she's an Ice Breaker!"

Of course, one of the favorite parts of the game is cheering on the batter for a big hit!

The Bug-n-ator let her inner sparkle shine with her team chants!

Good day for the Grace Girls -

The Bug-n-ator got to play catcher!

She was excited about it at first... until she had all the gear on for about 5 minutes!

Haha, suddenly she was over it!

Charlie: "I'm only wearing this stuff for one more batter. That's it!"

Mom (playing the "grown up catcher" next to Charlie): No Charlie, you have to be catcher until all 12 girls have had a chance to hit.

Charlie: "Oh, come on!"

(Oh, if you could only hear her voice instead of just reading it...you'd be laughing out loud just like I am!)

She was a good sport though! Look at that "ready position!"

Coach Steve and Coach Brian lead the end of game cheer and give the girls a pep talk about their great first game! Nice work coaches!

Coach Steve and Coach Brian holdin' down the fort at the snack shack chaos!

Snack Shack bliss... all the girls get to choose what they want and the snack parent puts in the order for the week!

Besties... Charlie, Ryan, and Kendall!

Little Char-Char loves to FINALLY be part of a REAL team! This may have been the happiest day of her life!

Cheers to a good start to a great season

Ya-Ya and Bug-n-ator!

xoxox