Update: Rachel's team did not win at state, but we are still so incredibly proud of the girls and their coaches! Thank you all so much for your comments! I know that Rachel loved reading them!
......Go Matthew's Ballgame??
(when Carter says "Rachel" it comes out "DRachel", thus the title of this post)
These are questions I have heard soooo many times this summer! Carter absolutely loves going to watch his big cousins play baseball (or football, or basketball)! And so do I!
This year Rachel played again on the 7-8 yr old softball team. The regular season ended a month or so ago, but this year Rachel was chosen to play on the All Star team for this area! Now, anyone who has ever played ball knows what a big honor this is!
I know that when I played softball (a long time ago!) the last night of the league tournament was always was such an exciting night! All the teams would gather on the field after the championship game for the trophy presentation. First the teams who placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the league and in the tournament got their trophy, then the players who were chosen for the All Stars team were called from each team. It was such fun, and such a big deal to have your name called for that team! Then you practiced with your new teammates for a few weeks as you geared up for the district tournament. If you happened to be a good enough team and worked hard enough (and had a little good luck thrown in) to win the district, you got to go to the state tournament!
Well, on July 2, Rachel's All Star team won their district in one of the most exciting tournaments I've been to! They played 3 games to win and let me just tell you, they may only be 7 and 8 years old but these girls can play some softball! Every single game left me exhausted from the sheer excitement of it! (oh, and chasing Carter.....but big cousin Matthew helped tremendously in this area! Thanks again, Matthew!!)
Rachel and her All Star team will be traveling to Montgomery tomorrow to play in their first game of the state tournament! The girls (and their parents & coaches) have been working hard to raise money to pay for the trip! I am so excited for them! We won't be able to go that far to watch her play. Her Uncle Kyle has to work and I fear that I would never recover from a 4 hour (one way) car trip and an overnight stay with a 2 yr old and a 3 month old by myself!
So, would you please join me in wishing Rachel and her team the very best of luck this weekend?? I am praying that everyone has a safe trip there and back, and that each game is played with good sportsmanship and each player has a safe, FUN game! Oh,....and of course, that our team wins!! If they do win this state tournament, they would then go to Louisiana!
Rachel was my biggest prayer warrior when I was pregnant with Lilah. Even on the morning of my C Section she asked her parents and brother to have prayer for us with her before they got out of the car to go into the hospital! Lilah's middle name, Rae, was after Rachel (and my dad, and Kyle's grandfather) and I will never forget the look on her face when we told her that we were naming Lilah after her. She is such an amazing little girl, and we love her and her big brother Matthew, who just turned 10, so very much!!
So again, will you please join me in wishing Rachel and her team the very best of luck this weekend? I know there are alot of you who read but don't comment, but I'm asking you to comment this time! I'm gonna call Rachel later to tell her to read my blog and I'd love for her to have tons of well wishes in the comments to read! **Don't forget to leave your name so she knows who's wishing her good luck!**
Thanks! You guys are awesome!
Here are a few pics of the team from the district tournament!
and this one is from the day Lilah was born, Rachel peeking at her through the nursery!
I don't know if this was the first time Rachel held her or not ('cause I spent most of that day unconscious and don't remember much of anything!) but it's one of my favorites! They had gotten to the hospital around 5:30 AM, Lilah was born at 6:28 AM and this picture was taken at 12:55 PM. I know she had to be exhausted but she was determined to stay and hold her little namesake!
