Dance Camp

Emma had a great time participating in New Hope's Mini Dance Camp this past week. As an added bonus, they got to perform their dance at halftime. Emma did a great job!

Softball

Here's a picture of Anna Kate batting last night. New Hope won both games against Columbus. Now it's playoff time!

More Cheering

Emma cheered in her first home game this past Saturday. They were able to wear their uniforms too, so she was so excited and had a great time.

This was their halftime dance.

Some Extreme Caching

Despite being VERY busy with softball lately, Tim and Anna Kate have still found a way to squeeze in a little bit of geocaching. They especially like extreme geocaches...

...where they have to crawl in caves,...

...climb trees...

...and paddle kayats.

I am so proud of the wonderful father/daughter memories they are making.

Emma is a Cheerleader

Emma is a New Hope Pee Wee Cheerleader. The Jamboree was held Saturday, and she was so excited to cheer her very first game. Some of the girls' cheerleader outfits had not come in yet, so they all wore their cheerleader t-shirts this time.

School Pictures

Life has been super busy. That's my excuse for being so late taking and posting the girls school pictures. We took them this evening, but we almost ran out of sunlight. They turned out pretty good anyway, and I'm glad to now say that they are done.

Anna Kate is in the seventh grade and is really enjoying middle school and playing softball.

Emma is in the second grade and is enjoying pee wee cheerleading.

Sunday Evening Boat Ride

Tim has been promising Emma to take them riding in kayaks, so we rode out to the River Walk and put the boats in for a little while. They had a great time, and I enjoyed watching them.

New Hope Softball

New Hope has started the slow pitch season, and last night was the first home games and the first junior varsity game.

There are eight 7th graders on the team. It will be exciting to see what this group of girls looks like when they are seniors.

Anna Kate started the game at second base and did a great job.

She also did a great job at bat.

Here she is on third.

And sliding in at home. She was safe!

She pitched the last two innings and did an awesome job.

She struck out two batters and didn't walk any. We were so proud of her for doing so great pitching in her first New Hope game, especially since she has only had three weeks to adjust from 46 feet to 50 feet on the pitching rubber.

They won 6-4. Way to go Trojans! And way to go Anna Kate. We are so proud of you. 

Survivor

For the past week or so, Anna Kate has been participating in New Hope's 2-A-Day sessions as a member of the 2011 Slowpitch Softball Team. The daily 3-hour morning sessions include conditioning, aerobics, and running. On the final day of 2-A-Days they do a 3-mile run. The daily afternoon sessions including working on softball skills. At the conclusion of the 2-A-Days, they all receive a survivor t-shirt. We are proud of you, Anna Kate!

Front of shirt.

Back of shirt.

World Tournament

Anna Kate's tournament team participated in the World Tournament in Tupelo this weekend. They did great Friday, winning both games. They also won Saturday morning, but lost the next two. They ended up finishing in fifth place. It was a fun summer and all the girls got lots of experience. Here are a few photos from the weekend.