Newton Green All Stars

There are a lot of emotions that could go into this post.  Mainly stemming from what ifs that were so close these boys could taste them.  But, our paths our planned for a reason, and for whatever one, these guys had to build character for the future down a difficult road ending in a hard fought game and a second place finish.

Micah was drafted on the Newton Green giving him his first experience in All Stars and he was elated.  He and his teammates practiced hard for weeks, learned new skills and grew a ton as individuals and teammates.  At the district tournament they fought hard and won their first game but the next day, after a difficult pitching inning from one of our boys, they lost by one and instead of the easy road to the championship game they took the rough one.

Our boys played 7 games in three days.  Two of the days had them playing three games back to back to back with no breaks.  They won everything they needed to to advance to the championship game and gave and gave until they had nothing left to give.  To their parents that 2nd place finish was a result of hard work and dedication from our boys.  While there were many tears from Micah on the way home and disappointment from missing something by mere inches, we couldn't not convey to him enough how proud we were of him and how impressed we were with his talent.  He played the best I've ever seen him play and while the results were not what we wanted, I pray he sees the successes made and is able to have the opportunity to show his skills in this venue again.

Braves baseball

For the Spring season since he was 5 years old, Micah had a different coach.  Connor's All Star coach from last year, Brent Stapp, drafted him and wouldn't let him go.  While Micah was a bit nervous at first, it ended up being a great thing.  He learned a lot, perfected some skills, and grew a ton as a ball player with these new voices coaching him.  We still missed our old coach and ball friends but were very thankful for the results that came.

Micah had his best season yet, ending 10-1, made new friends, and was drafted by the Green All Star team at the end of his season.

There were definite times of frustration and plenty of parenting from us and character building for him, but he is a better person because of it.

Next year Micah moves on to a new league and is excited about continuing forward in his baseball "career".

see ya' school!

2nd and 4th grade are finished!  

Connor ended with an awards day where he received a certificate for perfect attendance, the youth fitness award, and a special Best All Around award from his teacher.

Micah received a certificate for All A Honor Roll for the entire year, the highest average in Math, and the youth fitness award.

So proud of these two scholars!  and so happy for the summer!

field day fun 2017

The end of the year in school means Field Day.  The boys look forward to it all year and it never fails to disappoint.  They were on separate days this year, so we were able to watch them both compete in all of their activities.

Connor won 4th place in the Free Throw competition and 2nd place in the 4x100 relay.  His class won several ribbons but they were most proud of their 2nd place finish in the Tug of War tournament at the end of the day.

Micah's field day was fun, intense, and loud.  He didn't compete in any individual events but won 1st place in the scooter race, 1st in the cup stacking relay, and 3rd in the 4x100 relay.  His class also did a great job and won a lot of blue ribbons as well!