Last night was the Snack Shack party, so the entire snack shack was up for raiding. We were to bring a side dish, and the grill was going. I had a veggie burger, while the kids had dogs. Dave had a bunch of sides, and he didn’t want a protein. The kids got to run around, and Peyton was practicing pitching with one of the big sisters in the group. She also got to practice pitching off the girl. She got a bat on just a couple of pitches. We came home a bit later than normal, and the kids showered up and went to sleep just after 9pm. We had an early wake up call this morning, at 6 am. Both kids were mostly up, but they were dragging a bit. Peyton slept in her uniform overnight, but she was too hot for her pants. The game was at 815 am, and coach wanted them there at 715 and Coach Daddy needed coffee at “his place”. We got the kids out of the house 5 minutes later than intended, but Dave made up for it on the road. We were able to get coffee and were still there on time as requested. The game started late as the ump was late. I suspected we were playing my friend from high school. And sure enough, she did arrive and spotted me right away! We said hi, and got to chat a bit before the girls started to play. Unfortunately for us, we were down to 10 girls (from 14), and two of our top pitchers were out of town. So, the coach’s daughter pitched first, then Peyton was up. We were the visiting team, so we were up to bat first. Peyton was lead off batter, and she got to see coach pitch this time. She got on base,
She played second base the first inning, then pitched the second. The team had been a bit surprised Peyton was pitching but they didn’t realize she’s been to every pitching practice since the summer season started. She did okay for her first time out. She hit one batter on the calf but did throw a few strikes. When she was warming up, she told me she saw a gopher. He kept poking his head out to watch. Then when the dad went back to warm up the other pitcher, the hole had been covered up from the inside. I told Peyton it was like he closed his front door. The dad said Peyton did a great job in warm ups throwing at least 5 pitches in a row that were close to the plate. She did get compliments from the team, but I could barely watch.
We lost quite big, 12-1, but the one run was Peyton coming in 🙂
We had a huge break from the end of that game (10 am) to the next game (415 pm). We went to eat lunch on the beach. We joined another mom and her daughter since they had a big car. We found parking right across from the restaurant. The kids all ate together, while the parents hung out together. Dave sat with the coaches, while I sat with the non-parent coaches. Even after a drawn out lunch, with the kids chomping at the bit to go to the beach, we still had tons of time. Some of the parents escorted the kids down to the water, while the other parents waited until after NOON (12 pm) to start drinking beer. I hung out with the parents, since I wasn’t worried about the kids drowning. Dave wasn’t worried as there were lifeguards on duty. Bad parents. They all did come back and forth, quite wet. The next trip down, I did go back with them. The sand was hot, but the water was chilly. The kids were all wet and sandy! I pulled the kids out early to have them dry out so we didn’t get into the car super wet. Peyton had her car seat, so it wasn’t as bad, but since Brandon was super dirty, he and Dave walked 1.5 miles back to the school. The mom was horrified that they were walking back because I didn’t want them wet in her car, but I assured her it was okay. And “good for him”. When we got back, we headed to watch the 12 U “big sister” team. The girls are so big! The girls all had seats in the shade as it was starting to really heat up. Dave and Brandon caught up with us there, and after that game, we still had an hour left. We headed up to the grassy area of the park, set up canopies, and hung out in the shade. The kids all kept themselves entertained, then it was time for practice. Peyton melted down a bit over shoes of all things. She just needed to work some things out, but it took a bit of time for her to get there. Finally, she got her act together, but not before coach seeing her and Dave telling him. They were down to 9 girls now, so there was no room for anyone NOT showing up. She finally got it together. The game started a bit after 4 pm, but Brandon was fried. He asked to take a nap! He laid down across my lap, and he was out! Like twitching! He was out for at least 30 minutes. I kept checking, thinking he was faking it, but he didn’t make purposeful movements for over half an hour and his eyes were closed. I was getting uncomfortable, not able to move, and my feet were starting to get in the sun. I moved just a smidge, and he sat up. Peyton didn’t bat as high up in the order this time. We told her maybe it was because of her melt down. But she did score some runs in!
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Her third base coach (daddy) held her up at third when the last out was made. We weren’t able to score any further, and the final score was tied.
We came home after Dave went to his second trip to his favorite coffee store. We stopped to pick up some dumplings to cook at home. The kids showered up while Dave was making them. We were awaiting email to check our seeding for bracket play. It came in the middle of dinner, and we found out she’d be playing again at 1 pm! They were the top seed in the bottom bracket as our middle game was a forfeit. Great news, as the alternative could have been 815 am. The kids get to have a good night’s sleep, and we get a bye or two for tomorrow.
Here are the pictures from the beach:
