Batter Up!

Madi and Hannah opted to play softball this year. Actually, Hannah is too young for softball and tee ball, so she played kickball.

Both the girls said they enjoyed playing ball alot more than soccer. Both agreed there was too much running in soccer. Since Madi has never played softball, Jenny, the resident softball pro decided to practice with her. Madi had a great season. It overlapped with Jenny's city league games. Close to the end of the season, Jenny took Madi to watch one of her games.

"Favorite" Aunt Jen was also playing and it was her go at bat. Jen stepped up to the plate and was totally in the zone when Madi (keep in mind she has my volume control) decided she needed to pass on some words of encouragement to Jen.

"You can do it Jen!" Madi yelled. Then came the coaching, "Bend your knees Jen!" Followed by, "Keep your body turned! Keep your eye on the ball!" Jen, the umpire, the pitcher, and everyone else got a good chuckle.

Then it was Mom's turn up to bat. The first pitch was pretty weak, so Jenny let it go by for ball 1. With that, Coach Madison was back in action shouting, "Hey Mom, it's alright, but next time don't forget to swing!"

You gotta love a good coach.