Softball camp started Monday. She drove with me, and Dave followed behind and showed up with breakfast later. He stayed for the morning session, leaving about 11 am for a meeting at noon. There were four other parents who stayed all day long. One was staying in town from the Stockton area, and he brought a pop up canopy, which we gladly helped him set up, as it was in the mid-80’s or 90’s. We all sat together and were the peanut gallery for the session. We know all each other’s kids names, and we cheered for them all. The guy from out of town has a daughter who is 8 turning 9, and she is well-matched with Peyton. They found each other for one of the games, and they got along well! There was another girl from an opposing team that was wearing her jersey. Peyton said she remembered her playing 2nd base. They worked well together as well, but the rest of the 6-9’s, when they were split up, were still very green compared to those three.
here are her highlights:
First tee work in the morning:
Out of the infield on coach pitch:
Hitting and fielding drill:
Bunt!
They broke for lunch, and I ate the rest of breakfast. The kids had pizza. And later, she told me fruit snacks. Not real fruit.
After lunch, they did a few more drills, then they moved to a scrimmage. They took the 6-9 year olds and moved them to the field hockey field next door. We walked over with them to continue to watch. Peyton, throughout camp thus far, has not volunteered that she is a pitcher. They ask about what each of the girls’ primary position is, and she refuses to say pitcher. She will volunteer that she is a short stop. I have no idea why. So, two girls who were more eager than she stepped up to be pitcher.
And this happens as a result:
Then she waited long enough to get a coach pitch:
Yesterday, she asked if she could go to sleep right after we got home. I had her shower up, and then we practiced piano. Dave came home and we went out to eat sushi before she was able to go to sleep.
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She again was separated for throwing and catching drills. She matched up with Bailey, from the other team, and they threw together. Then, they combined with Olivia (the catcher from Stockton) and another girl for a relay throwing game, and they smoked their competition. They had to be timed against themselves to improve, since it was not a fair fight against the other girls. Later, Peyton suddenly ended up with the big girls, along with Olivia. We weren’t sure if she snuck over, if she was told to go, or if she asked. (This evening, she told us she asked).
Here she is throwing around the horn:
They had more drills, then they broke for lunch. Dave and I walked over to the student athletic food area. I had breakfast for lunch, while Dave had a turkey meal! We walked back and brought it back to the field to eat in the shade. The girls came back after Subway sandwich. Olivia’s dad reported that the younger girls, Peyton included, were all eating together, while the mom that was up with us had a kid and her friend eating in a tree. Olivia’s dad told us that Olivia told him last night that while they were eating gummy snacks, both she and Peyton did not like one particular flavor. So they would eat that one at the same time together and make faces at each other while doing so. The dad was happy that she was making friends at camp!
They came back to scrimmage, and this time, the older kids went to the field hockey field, while the young ones stayed to hit off a tee. Peyton hit her first off the end of her bat, as that was where she was setting up. Dave got her attention, and then positioned her for her next shot:
She got all of that one!
They ended in a base running drill for speed, relaying against the other half of camp:
She came up to us after camp, walking up with Olivia, Hannah, and Kelsey, all the kids of the parents who were together. I guess they can all come together knowing their parents are intently watching over them. She did say she is having fun.
Dave asked her about a few times the coaches pulled her to the side. We wanted to know what they had to say to her, and to definitely make sure it wasn’t disciplinary, though we had been watching the whole time for that, and doubted it. She said once the coach told her “nice scoop” on a fielding drill. The other time, the coach asked her during swinging drills, “Who helps you with your swing?” Dave thought he heard, “My coach”, but it turns out the coach asked, “Your coach?” And then Peyton answered, “Yeah.” So it was a bit wrong for the FB post, but it was the same sentiment. Dave wanted the credit, and I told her how much more impressive it was to tell them that Daddy was the one who taught you for FREE versus hiring a coach for it.
Smallest size: XS 
Hanging with the coaches at a break. With Olivia.