Championship Thursday

Championship Thursday started out just as fun as the night before.  Once again, the kids were introduced one by one by the PA system.  The fans were great.  All the parents had on their Dodger Blue and the atmosphere was very exciting.  The National Anthem was played and it was "Play Ball"

Unfortunately, the s game did not rival Wednesdays but it was exciting nonetheless.   The Dodgers were down early 8-1 but clawed there way back to make it a very competitive game. 

Final Score

Cardinals 9  Dodgers 7

The boys played their hearts out and were competitive to the end.  I was proud of the way they came back and even more proud of how they handled losing.  The sportsmanship displayed was impressive.
Here is a picture of the post game team. Obviously there is some disappointment on the faces but this was  without a doubt the best team and season we have ever had.     It was a long 3 months but totally worth it.

Cole was selected to be an All-Star so he doesn't have much time to be sad.  Practice starts Saturday

Dodger Update 2

Last night was without a doubt the best game the Dodgers have played all year long.  It was a great experience form the start.  Because it was a Championship game, the players were announced one at a time before the game.

The game was incredible. Both teams came to play.   Our Dodgers had a 9-5 lead going into the 5th inning.  The Cardinals were not giving up and batted around to score 5 to take a 10-9 lead into the last inning.  
Top 6 :  We quickly got 2 men on base but just as quickly made 2 outs.  So with runners on 2nd and 3rd it all came down to this.  Once again Cole was up.   He worked the count to 2 balls and 12 strikes.  In dramatic fashion, he stepped out of the batters box to take a deep breath.    He lined the very next pitch to deep short 2- runs in and the Dodgers take the lead.  He came through 2 games in a row to tie and win the games.  Our little Mr. Clutch

We knocked in a few more for a 14-10 lead going into the bottom of the 6th.

The Cardinals would not go quietly.  They loaded the bases in the bottom half of the inning but our boys played solid defense to shut them down.   Final Score Dodgers 14  Cardinals 10.

We are headed to the Championship tonight!

Noah's end of year presentation

Each year the Kindergarten puts on an Under the Sea presentation.  Noah was selected to emcee the Dancing Dolphin skit.   He has spent the past 2 weeks memorizing his lines and he did a fantastic job.  There were over 300 people in the audience and he looked like a natural up there.

He also participated as a Tiger Shark and did a great job.  Check out the Guitar action

I tried to capture the video on my blackberry but as you can see (or not see in this case), I obviously did not do it successfully.   Looks like a flipcam will be on this years xmas list.   Apologies for the quality as well.

Dodgers Update

Tie score, bottom of the last, Cole is up with the bases loaded and........well he walked. Walked in the winning run and the Dodgers Win!!

We are heading to the Championship Game Wed Night.  It's double elimination.  If we lose - Season over, if we win, we play Thursday

May Activities Continued.....

May 16th Update.
Another crazy weekend.

Jordan's Magic

Friday night,   Jordan's soccer team held their final game.  After a long, challenging season, it all came together Friday.  The girls played great.  They were aggressive on both sides of the ball and never relented.   Jordan looked fantastic. She drove the ball from mid-field,  took a hard shot which was stopped but she would not be denied.  She quickly secured the rebound and blasted one past the goalie.   The Magic won 2-1.

Saturday
Cole's Dodgers.   The Dodgers lost a heart-breaker on Saturday 12-11 in the Tournament vs. the Cardinals.  This means we  have to win Monday night to get back into the Championship game Wednesday.
We'll keep you posted.

Once again we quickly shifted from sports to dance.   Jordan had her Dance recital at the Roswell Cultural Arts Center Saturday afternoon.  It was really nice and she looked beautiful.  She was wonderful on stage and smiled the entire time.

Sunday;  We received a call Sunday evening with some Great News.  Cole was selected to the All-Star Team.   This is a huge honor which he deserves.  He is one of the few 1st year Mustang players to make it and we are very proud of him
http://www.sandyplainsbaseball.com/files/2010/2010MustangRed.pdf

The games will begin in June

Cole is 10 !!!

We can not believe that Cole has officially turned 10.    Happy Birthday !

Piano Recital

Today was a special day.  Jordan performed beautifully at her Piano recital.  Too often we are on the go from one sporting event to another.  Today it was so nice to see her in a different environment.  She is so talented and gave a wonderful performance.  

Next week: Dance recital!

Spring Sports 2010

May 3rd 2010

Another Spring is in full swing and that means Baseball and Soccer.   It started in March and we are finally winding down from a very hectic 3 months.  We average 5 days a week at the fields plus Jordan is still doing Piano and Dance - whew!

Cole made the jump to kid-pitch and is having a fantastic season.  He is easily one of the leaders on the team. At bat, he continued exactly where he left off last season and is currently leading the team in hitting.  He is also leading the team in being hit by a pitch but the kid is tough. Bruised but tough.  In the field he has been outstanding at 3rd base.  In addition to having the opportunity to pitch (8 IP thus far with a 1.25 ERA),  he found another position where he has excelled.  Catcher!  He is a natural behind the plate.  He handles all the pitchers well and has thrown out a bunch of kids trying to steal bases.  It has been great to see him with some confidence as he continues to get better each week.    At this posting, our Dodgers finished in 1st place overall.  The 1st winning team we've ever had.  It has been a lot of fun. 

The Tournament starts May 8th and with any luck we will continue the winning ways.

The Rangers, Noah's team on the other hand has had a tough season. We finished our the season in dead last place. 1 win, 11 losses and 2 ties. Who knows, they may turn it on come tournament time.

That however does not diminish the effort of the kids and how amazing Noah has played this year. He absolutely loves the game and has had a lot of fun over the past few months. He quickly proved to the coaches he can flat out play. He is the starting Shortstop and continues to amaze us with his defensive prowess.

In addition to excelling at Piano and Dance, Jordan has found her niche in athletics. Soccer is Jordan's sport. We moved in the NASA Jordan started out a little hesitant during here first few games however she got tired of being shut out and became a super aggressive little player. Unfortunately, like Noah, her team did not win many games. We are so proud of how well she has played.

Volcano

This is awesome. (Brilliant for my UK colleagues)

The flight pattern on the way back from London today took us near Iceland

Not sure of the quality of this but it's a picture of the Volcano in Iceland that's been spewing ash for the past few weeks.
Not something you see every day.

Very cool

-S