Jackson Falls for the 4th

We always enjoy a good outdoorsy adventure. We went to Jackson Falls a few years back and since we had Daddy for the day, we decided to take the adventure again.

For our nightcap we attended our annual Morgan Booms-Day Extravanganza!



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All- Stars

We did something this year we have never done. We asked the 2 younger big boys if they would like to try out for their All Star teams. We did not know how it would go, and were pleasantly surprised when both Silas and Callan made their All-Star Teams!

Silas' team - Heritage Hurricanes.

Callan's team- Heritage Hammers

Brothers!!!

I got to take my camera to a lot more of Silas' games. There were lots of new rules that resulted in a very confusing All-Star season, but we had fun and learned a lot. First new thing... we needed a catcher.

Silas did a great job at it. Other than the 100 plus degree temps, the added weight, and the one or two sweat bee stings... he was hooked!!!

Look at the intensity of his face watching the ball come in for a play at home. You can see the other team is already sliding into place, but Silas is not deterred from his focus on the ball.

Another new thing... hitting off the tee. Silas spent the season in coach-pitch. But the Cal-Ripkin rules are that 6 year olds hit off the tee. This hit... though hitting the tee a little still went over the 3rd baseman's head.

We had to divide and conquer most games and Brent spent a lot of his games with Callan. Callan had a rockin' season at the plate with an awesome batting average (unexpected!!) and he learned a lot too! This was a rare game where I had my camera and caught him coming across the plate!

All their hard work paid off!!!