But, Broccoli is Good for You!

Last night, as we were getting ready for bed, my 4-year-old bounces up onto her bed and says "Momma, when I grow up I'm gonna be just like you! But I'm still not gonna like broccoli." It caught me off guard, especially since we hadn't had broccoli that night. I laughed, hugged her, teared up a bit, and told her that broccoli was good for her, to which she replied "it still tastes yucky." I'm humbled that me daughter wants to be like me and I also think even my picky-eating preschooler will in time come around to appreciate the finer points of green vegetables, but if she doesn't, I think I can live with that.

You can't win them all

With the threat of rain lingering all afternoon, no one was certain whether or not Game 4 would even be played. Come game time though, the rain had gone well south and there was not a cloud in the sky. The game started well enough, with each team only giving up one run in the first inning, and that run was scored by Brady. The rest of the game was higher scoring and went back and forth the whole game. In the end, the other team scored the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the last inning, giving us our first loss with a 13-12 score :( Oh well, we can't win them all and at least we kept it close. They scheduled our make-up game for Friday May 22, so there are two games next week, hopefully we can keep the losing streak at one.

A Game Three Nail Biter

The boys' third game was a nail biter. We were playing a tough Lake St Louis team who was also undefeated and it went back and forth all night long. The boys' team was up 15-10 going into the last inning and then our lefty pitcher had a bit of a meltdown and the Lake St Louis team ended up scoring the maximum of 7 runs in that inning, making the score 17-15. Our team had one more chance, it was already after 10pm so three runs or three outs would have ended the game. The Cardinals ended up scoring two before the inning ended, which forced the game to end in a 17-17 tie. A tie was appropriate since both teams fought so hard and now both teams are still undefeated. To add additional drama, one of the boys' good friends from Boy Scouts was the opposing teams starting pitcher! The game didn't end until about 10:20 since the last inning took forever, so we are all exhausted today. My throat hurts a little too from cheering so much, 17 runs requires a lot of cheering. Way to Go, Guys!