Baseball

Tyler is on the Tampa Bay Rays(not sure if I said that right) this year.  They played 4 games so far & the first loss was today :(  Tyler has been playing really well.  He pitched the last two games in the last two innings.  His pitching has come along way from last year.  He has been getting private lessons & it is paying off.  I took some pictures today but I will try to post a video next time.  Today he hit the ball all the way to the fence but it was foul, ugh!  It was such a good hit!  I think he was one of maybe three boys that got on base today.  I am super proud of him.  He usually plays 2 games per week so I'll try to update this once a week. 

Regionals

First, I have to say how proud I am of Makenna. To do some of the things she has done (in any grade) is spectacular. At regionals she shot a 101 but the cut was 94. So she will not go to state this year. Looking at the results, Mj was 33 out of 75 girls. Only 27 made the cut. She played hard. And she shot better on the back 9 which is harder than the front. Duke was a pretty course but challenging. So her freshman golf year(at the high school) is over. She will play in other separate tournaments during the year to get practice. FYI, Makenna ended the year #1 on her team and 4th or 5th (still not sure) individually in her conference. That is awesome. Good job Makenna. I am very proud of you.

Tyler's game

While my Mom & Aunt were in town, Tyler had a game. He has been going with Mike to the batting cages quite a bit. And I do believe it is paying off. He hit 3 times & each time crushed the ball. Two of them went past the right fielders head and rolled pretty darn close to the fence. He got to second base both times. He also pitched & did great. No runs scored while he was pitching. Awesome :) He was so excited & was grinning ear to ear. I think he wanted to impress his Grandma & Great Aunt. And he did. Great job Ty!

High school Golf

Makenna's regular golf season is over. She ended up as the #1 golfer on her school's team and individually #4 in the Greater Neuse River Conference. Which is outstanding!! Just to give a little perspective she is overall #4 in her conference and I am guessing there is a total of about 35 girls and 7 schools that play. Very nice! She is headed to Regionals next, so she has been practicing a lot. Regionals are on the 24th at Duke University. They will play 18 holes and not quite sure how it works but I think the top 26 move on to State which is played at Pinehurst. So wish her luck.

Parade & Pitching

It was homecoming week at Makenna's high school. On Friday they had a parade and the fall sports teams got to be in the parade. So the girls golf team made a few posters & jumped in the back of a teacher's pick up truck. Oh and of course they had candy to throw to people (Makenna aimed at people, well mainly her Dad). I do think she really enjoys being on a team. She will do her last regular tournament on Tuesday & she will be first seed again. Way to go girl. (Oh I did sneak my camera at her last tournament, she doesn't like me taking pictures so I'll add a few of those--she has the blue & white on).

I got some pictures of Tyler pitching at his last game. He did really well, although his team did lose. I think he enjoys that position but knows a lot of pressure comes with it. He plays until the end of Oct. so I will be posting more about his fall ball. Keep up the good work, Tyler!

Player of the week

Makenna did great at her tournament yesterday. She shot a 41 & got 2nd place overall. Her team did not fair so well. They got 3rd place. But Makenna has moved up in the rankings, she should be at least in 4th place overall---that is so fantastic! She also is player of the week in our local paper :) I am so excited for her. As a freshman she is doing great. In fact, she is now in 1st place on her team! Whoot whoot! Awesome job girl!

Tyler

I managed to get some pictures of Tyler at a fall ball game. Although it was a bit difficult because I am still trying to figure out the camera Mike got me for Christmas. Even Mike & Makenna tried taking pictures but they seemed too dark or blurry. Anyway, here are some that turned out ok. Btw, he had another great game. Got another triple. Whoot whoot! Makenna told him before the game that if he got someone out or got to second base or better she would buy him something from the concession stand. He did both so he said he wants 2 things from the stand :) Tyler also told Makenna that if she got an eagle or shot 45 or better he would buy her a candy bar. Her tournament is tomorrow so I'll let ya know if she does either or both. Should I be worried my children like to put wagers on their games? hmmmm, don't know where they get it from (I bet ya a buck I can find out, hehehe just kidding). Oh, if you look at the picture of Ty running into home plate, the umpire is Makenna's golf coach (he is a busy man).