First Tournament is Upon Us!

YAY!!!! The first tournament is finally here!  After MULTIPLE times a week driving to the indoor practice facility and a couple of false starts on outdoor practices, the first tournament is here.  Good news - its here!! Bad news, baseball mom is home with the other sons and dad is on the road this time.  Well, with a questionable weather outlook, Dad decided it would be better for him to take the first trip so that he wouldn't have to worry about me in the middle of nowhere Illinois driving like a crazywoman in some goofy snow or sleet.  I'm ok with that.  I can cheer from 8 hours away!  Its not the first time or the last time.  The little brothers are excited to have some time at home with me, so I should be glad cuz we all know those days won't last forever!  Please send me a photo of your son's opening day!  I want to post them and I can include a name or just a first name and hometown, whatever you choose.  I think its awesome to see them so excited to start the new season and those smiles are the reason we do it!  Send them in and I will do my best to post them. 

Here are some oldies but goodies from past years: (Ignore the years printed on the photos, I never figured out my old camera..loser!)

Little peeps at Miller Park.

Hawks with their nicknames:)

Pals.

Little guys in Merton

You send 'em, I'll post 'em!

Spring is in the Air

Did you feel it? You know, that sense of spring starting to trickle in?? I know, its still VERY early in the season, especially for those of us in the northern states, however, the month of January has turned from the month of post holiday blues, to the anticipation of green turf, the smell of hot dogs and boys in their spankin clean baseball pants stretching and warming up.  For some reason, this year more than others, I have felt excitement earlier in the winter.  Part of it is that I live in Wisconsin and the many times I find that I'm thinking about spring in order to remind myself that the frigid cold is going to leave!  One of my baseball mom friends and I discussed that there could be several reasons for the earlier excitement...probably the fact that the kids will get to be outside virtually nonstop and that travel baseball mom gal pals will get to be back together! 

Right now, you southern state baseball moms are probably thinking, uh, ladies, we don't have an off season so we get to hang out together all the time.  That is yet another advantage to living where you do! 

While the schedules are not final, here are some of the glorious 50 states that we will venture to this year. 

Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Kentucky, Ohio, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas

How about your travels?  Where will they take you and are you ready?

Are you having to purchase any new gear this year?  Our logos and team names changed for two of the the three teams and the third team is a whole new team.  SO, lots of preseason shopping happened at the holidays and will continue until the season begins.  I always have a friend of mine make our littlest brother a shirt that coordinates with the big brother teams so that he is in the game! 

One of the most awesome travel baseball mom purchases I am waiting for is my custom travel baseball mom crystal bracelet.  The store Sparkle of Eden can customize cell phone cases, necklaces, bracelets, anything you want. I ordered a bracelet with my son's team colors and a little charm with his number.  I can't wait to get it!!!  I will post it when I do.