V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!

My sweet boy loves sports!  He lives them, breathes them, LOVES them!  Thank the Lord he is athletic like his father and not UN-athletic like his mother.  Yesterday Preston had his last 5-Pitch game of the season, and WE WON!  To say it was a rough season is an understatement.  As I’ve posted before, we were 0-9 and instead of being “undefeated,” Preston would say in a sad little Eeyore voice, “We’re defeated.”

A few weeks ago we finally won a game, and it was a sweet victory for the Angels.  Yesterday we played the #1 team, the team that beat us 16-0, that’s SIXTEEN TO ZERO in the first game of the season.  They are a great team, and one of Preston’s best friends plays for them.  Last night’s game was as exciting as any 5-Pitch game could be.  I’m sweating just thinking about it.  It was FUN!  The boys had fun, and they did a WONDERFUL job!  They played their little hearts out!

…and THEY WON! 

THEY WON!

THEY WON!

Our Angels beat the #1 team.  We were in last place NOT the #1 team, and we beat the #1 team!  It was a HUGE VICTORY for the moms our boys!  They were so excited and so precious!

Here are a few pics from the game.

Preston, Preston A., and Hunter watching intently.

My little man hustling!

My 7-year old athlete has his own batting stance.  He taps the plate twice, swings the bat around with his right hand twice, draws is up to his shoulder, gives a little shake, and signals to the pitcher that he’s ready.  It’s pretty cute!  This is mid stance.

And this is the hit!  See that bat smacking that ball!My Preston is ready to run (from first) and Preston A. is batting.

Preston gets extremely into his games, and he’s screaming something at his friends, trying to pump them up.  He wants to make sure everyone is paying attention, and ready to win.  He’s just a little competitive…we’re working on reigning it in.  I’m thankful he’s competitive, but I also think you have to have balance.

This was one of the cutest little spectators wearing her suh-gasses.

Preston watched with excitement as his team played so well together in this final game.

The team was so incredibly pumped!  The crowd was pumped!  We were all on our feet screaming for our boys!  The last play was an incredible catch by Preston’s sweet friend, Josh.  It was an amazing catch to end an amazing game, which resulted in an amazing WIN!

When the game was over, the whole team grabbed the huge water cooler from the dugout and tried to dump it on Coach Brad (who by the way was BEAMING with excitement!)

The water cooler was way too heavy for a bunch of 6-8 year olds, but they gave it their best shot.  Finally an adult helped them dump it!  It was so cute!  I wish I had a picture of the entire process, but I was screaming, “YOUR PHONE!  DON’T GET YOUR PHONE WET!” and was unable to take a picture of the big splash.  Thankfully the phone made it. :)

But Brad was soaked!

The team got in their final huddle and Brad was telling them all what a great job they did.  He always gives a game ball to the MVP, and this time there was no doubt who deserved to win that title.  For the first time, Brad asked the team, “Who do you guys think should get the game ball?”  and the whole team shouted, “JOSH!”  It was such a special moment for all the boys, and I know sweet Josh will remember this game forever…so will Preston…so will Coach Brad!

After every game the guys get snow cones.  Here are 3 excited little Angels.

Preston A., Preston, and George.

We ended the night with a celebratory dinner…pizza, soft drinks, and cupcakes.  We wanted to make sure they didn’t sleep at all, and could celebrate as long as possible. :)

My big bug just had to wear the eye strips he got from the Komen Race for the Cure last weekend.  He felt so official!

MVP Josh!

Sweet Nolan.  (AnnaLeigh “wuvs No-an”)

3 crazy boys hyped up on sugar…

And the team…

Angels, you did a great job!  Preston, we are so proud of you!  We look forward to many more years of watching you and your sweet friends play ball!

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I love you, little man!

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