Sunday, August 10, 2008

So much too catch up on!

Sorry I've been so bad about updating..needless to say ..BUSY SUMMER!! Next week Ava starts school and then on the 20th Autumn and Carle start..wow..how time flies! I promise to get pics up soon.. but for now I can let ya'll know what's been going on.

The big news over the summer was Carle's travel team *SGS Magic Red* got the bid to Nationals and played at Walt Disney World's Wide World of Sports Complex the week of July 26th through August 2nd in Orlando FL! It was SO much fun!! Carle played awesome at 2nd base and short stop during actual tournament earning her 2nd MVP award against a team from Jacksonville FL. It was crazy to play against girls from Oklahoma to Texas and can you believe even Louisiana! It was too much. She actually just got a call tonite that she was chosen again to play on the 12U for the 2009 season if she wanted the spot.. there were (3) spots open and she beat out over a hundred girls again..whew!! We're just very proud.. she works hard. We also played too..come on.. it's Disney... but you know.. we had the best time at Sea World with the Dolphins.. it was an experience we'll never forget!

Autumn too just made the Volleyball team for her last year in Jr High. Her training has already begun 5 days a week..YIKES! But it's a fun sport that she loves. She'll go back into pitching in October.. she also has been called for lead/asst lead pitcher by the High School coach for the 2009 year also..She's been working with a new pitching coach from OSU who actually lives up here in the summer and has been great about giving her the edge.. she's pitching around low 50's which is equivalent to a baseball pitch in the high 70's low 80's...in other words.. it hurts if its not caught right.. ha ha Autumn also is the proud new owner of a new teddybear (Shichon) puupy named Emmie Mazix (ie her bday is May 6th).. she's just the most cuddly adorable little girl in the world.. Craig was shocked we'd get a dog that didn't retrieve.. ha ha... but guess who I found snuggled up on the couch with him today.. hmmmmmm LOL

And what a summer Ava had! She started off her summer by going to see Aunt Di in Phoenix AZ then she came to Ohio (made her first real friend here..named Jenna... they both cried at the airport..awwww) then a trip in TX with her other Aunt Steph and got to have lunch with Shamu at Sea World..then a trip with her mom and stepdad to Montana..very cool!! and then just a week ago a trip with Aunt Di and her Uncle Mike to their lake house around Dallas where Ava got bit by a Copperhead! SCARY!! All is well though. She's back home in Louisiana ready for her first day of school! We're actually getting ready to go down and see her over Labor Day weekend..in Vicksburg MS.. with the girls studying all the history of teh Civil War in school and Autumn's fascination with the plantations its a WIN WIN!!

Craig and I are just plugging along too...LOL.. done a lot of fishing and a few days here and there at the cottage..but mostly sitting at the ball diamond. We have a trip planned next weekend at PutNBay on Lake Erie with my brothers and sisters next weekend so that'll be fun.. and of course.. early season is right around the corner.. the back yard is full of decoys rights now as someone is just anticipating the arrival of Septamber 1st!!


Well I'll get the pics posted soon!