Baseballl Opening Day 2017

Here goes nothing!  All three are playing baseball this season!  Let's go Dragons!

Brother

Ryland has always been sweet and protective.  Today we were at Reed's baseball practice, when they wanted to go play at the park.  Ryland's buddy, Alexa, was there, and they play really well together.  I told Ryland he could go to the park with Alexa, and then Ridley chimed in that she wanted to go too.  Ryland spoke up that he would watch out for her and make sure she was OK.  I caught this picture as the three of them crossed the street heading to the park.  I love how Ryland is holding Ridley's hand.  Love seeing their sweet friendship.  

Gold Dragon Team are Champions!

Ryland finished up the season with a first place finish.  The Gold Dragons fought hard to beat the bully team and an undefeated team.  This has been a great experience for Ryland and for our family.  We have been blown away by the coaches.  They always focused on fun and the love of the game.  Ryland grew so much on the field, but so much more off the field.  He made lots of new friends and learned to be proud of not running in his Old Union pack.

Black Dragon Team finish 3rd!

Reed finished up the season with a playoff tournament.  His team was played hard and almost beat the top ranked team.  They have improved so much over the past few months.  Reed started this season with tears at practice, and he is now proud and excited to play ball.  He has really grown in focus and determination.

Dragon Night at the Rangers Game

The Rangers were cheered on by lots of Dragon fans tonight.  It was Southlake Carroll ISD's night at the ballpark.  It was an awesome game, and we all had so much fun.  We stayed for the entire game and enjoyed the firework show afterwards.   

Bows & Rings at the Ballpark

When you spend the majority of your Saturdays at the ballpark watching your brothers play baseball, you make the best of friends.  Ridley's buddies look like they could be her sisters.  They all were happy as could be with a Ring Pop and a little shade.

Cutest Catcher

Reed played catcher today, and I just thought he was the cutest little thing.  Adorable!

Old Union Night

Each school in Carroll ISD has a special night at Dragon Baseball Stadium.  Tonight, it was all about Old Union.  The students that arrived before the game got to go out on the field to sing the National Anthem.  Reed was thrilled to be included, too.  

We all had a great time cheering on the Dragons and eating lots of junk.  The children were bouncing off the walls, and eventually we told the pack to go down and run around the track beside the stadium.  They had a blast!

Baseball Pictures

The boys are looking forward to an awesome baseball season!

Tag Along

What do you do when you have two older brothers that play lots of baseball?  You make the best of it!  Ridley is a real trooper.  From field to field and baseball park to another baseball park, she is most always a pleasure to tag along.  

Watch out brothers!  One day Ridley will be taking dance, and there will be practice.

Ouch!

We were all in the backyard relaxing on a beautiful Friday afternoon, when we heard the hit.  Ryland hit the baseball and it smacked Reed right in the face.  He started screaming, and his eye started to swell immediately.  We made him comfortable on the sofa and applied ice.   We kept a close eye on him throughout the evening.  

Poor boy!  I can only imagine how bad it hurts.

Baseball

It is Saturday, and it is time for some baseball.  Ryland did an inning on the pitcher's mound, which makes me nervous.  He has started zoning out when playing in the field, and the pitcher's mound is no place to "check out".  He made it through without incident or injury. 

Baseball

Ryland is enjoying another season of baseball, but he has decided he really just wants to hit.  He has very little to no interest in fielding the ball.  He is a pretty good hit and makes it to second base on most turns at bat. 

Baseball Season Begins

It is baseball time!  Ryland had his first game of the season since "leaguing up".  It was a great game that really made us realize this is getting more serious.  Even though they lost the game, Ryland was given the game ball for playing hard.  It made his day!

Ryland wants in the mix, and he likes to play infield.  He did great at shortstop.

Ridley found a perfect flowerbed to dig.  We tried to keep her out of the dirt, but she eventually won.

Baseball Practice

It was a slightly cooler day, which made it nice to sit outside and watch a little baseball practice.  Ryland is really into the game this year, and it is obvious that he is understanding the game more and more.

While brother played, Ridley played in the grass.  She figured out she likes to eat grass, an she thought it was hilarious.

Baseball Buddies

Daddy and Ridley had a great night at the RoughRiders game in Frisco.  The atmosphere was very kid friendly and had a great firework show at the end. I don't know the score of the game or what a RoughRider is, but who cares.  It was fun!

Baseball Camp

The official Dragon sports are in full swing for Ryland.  He was able to attend Dragon baseball camp at the high school and was coached by the big boys' coach!  Awesome!  I have to admit that it was a little nerve racking the first day at drop off.  I left my little guy at the impressive indoor practice facility with a whole bunch of silly 5 year olds.  It was obvious that they were not feeling the pressure, as they were the only age group actually not sitting on their line.  Silly, sweet boys.

As we walked back to the truck after drop off, I snapped this quick picture of my smaller Dragon all decked out in his baseball gear.  It won't be long before he gets his turn, and he is ready!

Reed's Blastball Season Ends

Today was Reed's last day of blastball.  He has loved every Saturday, and it has been awesome to watch his excitement.  He loves the wearing the uniform, talking about baseball, practicing baseball, and anything else baseball related.  John Chris has done a great job at coaching this team of misfits, and they all have had a blast this season.  Reed was thrilled to get his very own trophy.

Official team photo

Reed's first official baseball picture

Reed and his favorite Coach

Ryland's Tball Season Ends

Ryland's Tball season is over, and the team had to get together for a little pizza and trophies.  Ryland loved his coaches, and he is already looking forward to next year.  He loves baseball.

The team with their trophies.

Official team photo.

He looks so big in this baseball picture.

Team

One thing that Ryland has learned more about this baseball season is what it means to be part of a team.  The boys are encouraged to cheer for one another, and it is so nice to see them genuinely want each other to do well.  At the end of the game, the boys gather around to hear the play recaps.  For outs, hits, and other good plays, the boys are given a sticker for their helmet.