STATE CHAMPIONS!

Pre game speech! Got 'em fired up!

I know this is Parker's blog, but I have to brag for a second. Besides, Parker, was part of the excitement (and he kept Kevin on his toes all weekend!)

MAIZE SOFTBALL WON 6A STATE SOFTBALL THIS WEEKEND! GO EAGLES!

We won the first game Friday afternoon against Garden City 8 -0; we were hitting machines. I got everyone in the game and the team just looked phenomenal! I could tell we were a little nervous. The field was beautiful up at KU and we weren't used to playing in front of a crowd that big. However, we adjusted pretty quickly and crushed the ball. Our next game was against Washburn Rural who had not lost a game yet in their season; that is not until they met us! There parents were so obnoxious wearing T-shirts that said 25-0 on them and they did cheers during the games. So annoying! We beat them 5 - 3; AWESOME! We had a couple hours off before we met up with Olathe South who we beat 10 - 3. We just dominated offensively all weekend and our defense did a great job. I could not be more proud of the girls; they worked so hard and deserved the State Title.

And YES, they got me good! I got to celebrate with a wet butt the rest of the afternoon; I'll take that again any day!

Parker watched the games all weekend - well, I say watch. He mostly played with rocks and threw balls around. And both days were SO HOT! He wanted to be held every once in a while, but it was way too hot for that. He did enjoy the time in the pool during our down time and our hotel had indoor mini golf. A 2-year old's dream!

Overall, a weekend to remember for a REALLY LONG TIME! Here is a short video of all the fun we had!