Oh, Mr. S.T, please go away!!!

I had great ambitions of showcasing some AMAZING pictures from Laura Beth's last softball game on Friday night. The team has come so far in such a small time frame. Out of the 12 players, only 3-4 had ever played before and still our team took home FIRST PLACE!!! However, on Thursday night, Mr. Strep Throat decided to pay a visit to my sweet little slugger, Laura Beth. That is right . . . we did not get to participate in the last game of the season. I don't have those sweet pictures that I had planned on (in fact, I don't have many pictures at all which kills me because I was score keeper!). However, what I do have is memories . . . . Playing the first game (and a few others) in sweatshirts and long pants. Little girls who are barely bigger than the bat FINALLY getting a hit!! Sweet cheers of the girls cheering each other on whether they were the best player on the team or not. Precious smiles from the girls from when they accomplished a skill they had been working on or just because they were having fun playing the game. So, Mr. Strep, you may have kept us away from the last game and those wonderful pictures I was going to take, but you cannot keep those pictures in my head from leaving.

Thanks to Some Great Fans!

Ashley Brown, Laura Beth and Alex Edwards
Ashley Helton, Jenny Taylor, Laura Beth and Kari Bishop
Chris Foshee, Laura Beth and Randal Prince

Laura Beth loves for people to come and watch her doing whatever she is doing. She has always LOVED an audience!!! The college kids are so good at coming out to see her (and her brother) at whatever they are doing. Of course, Gran, Grandad and Great Papa Whittle rarely missed a game of hers as well. I was planning on taking pictures at her last game, but . . . . .

Thanks to all who love and support our children! We (and they) love you!

A Look at 2008 Softball Season

Game Ball Winner!!

Our little LB won the game ball from her softball game last night. She was just thrilled!! She made contact each time but went 2 for 3, 2 RBBIs and scored 2 runs!! She also was a good listener to her coaches as she played in the field and ran the bases! She is loving it and we are just glad she is having fun!

Faces in the Crowd

Nicole Osment and Carter

Megan Thompson, Laura Beth and Jenny Taylor
Carter and Cade Thompson
Tyler Hughes, Ashley Blocker, Laura Beth and Nicole Osment
Carter and Tyler Hughes
Carter and Ashley Blocker

Of course, these are just some of the faces we see at Laura Beth's softball games.

Opening Day 2008

Today was opening day for Laura Beth's softball season. We played at 1:00 and froze during the game!! Laura Beth has really enjoyed playing already. She did a great job. She is batting third in the line up right in front of her friend, Kendyl. She made contact each time she was up to bat and only got tagged out once!! She even stopped a ball that came her way and got the ball back to the circle to stop the play. The game ended in a tie 9-9!! What a way to start the season!!