Marshall Baseball

Landon was invited to play with the Marshall's 9U baseball team during the Thanksgiving Weekend Baseball Tourney in Las Vegas. We went down after I did my day after Thanksgiving shopping of course. ;) It was fun to get away for a few days and to have Gavin in the stands with us watching. For some reason when Landon plays on other teams I don't feel as much pressure for him to do well. I don't know if he feels like that, but I do. He did good for not even swinging a bat since August. The team made it to Championship day, but got beat. They are a cute bunch of boys with a lot of great talent.  Playing on the Big League Dreams Field again was probably the highlight for Landon. He loves that place, it is such an amazing complex.  Looking at these pictures gets me excited for the upcoming baseball season!

The Wolfpack

The Wolfpack (a new St. George club team) asked Landon to play with them in the Color Country Classic baseball tournament. This was his last 8U (8 and under) tournament. I guess he is growing up, even in baseball. Dang it... ;) It was a Friday Saturday tournament and we thought about staying over, since the last game on Friday got over at 8ish and then he had to be back in Cedar by 7:00 am for his 8:00 am game the next morning, but we didn't. Gavin and my Dad just went up early Saturday morning and Mom and I (with the kids) came later. The crazy thing was Gavin and Landon had to go back to St. George after the second game to weigh in for football. While they did that we hung out in Cedar and had a little Costa Vida (Yum!) and the best shaved ice this side of the Virgin River! :) We made it to the championship game so Gavin and Landon drove back to Cedar just in time for it to down pour! We waited around and the rain stopped. They ended up playing the Championship game it just got over late that night. Talk about a crazy Saturday... which made getting up for 9:00 o'clock church Sunday even harder! We did make it though, maybe (or maybe not) a little late! :) Typical, we're never late for a sporting event, but to church, now that's a different story.

Warrior Baseball

Landon played with the 8u Warriors at the RMSB Memorial Day Tournament in Alpine. The boys did good, coming away with two W's. We went up a day early and watched SCHS Baseball at State. It was a fun atmosphere to be apart of. They are a great group of boys, the kind you want your son's to emulate.  They played tough and came up just short of the state trophy.

Jake came up and met us on the second day. He reluctantly made a few friends while he was with us. We had fun giving him a hard time! :)

Such a cute group of boys!

My Little Leaguer

My "Little Leaguer" Preston had a great season! He loved everything about baseball this year. He loved practicing, hitting, catching and just playing the game. I think he was excited it was finally his turn to play, instead of watching his older brother! He did awesome! He is counting down the days until fall, when he can start to play baseball year round. It's going to be fun.

Great Season Little Leaguer!!

Spring In the Desert

The Sliderzz played in a baseball tournament in Las Vegas over Easter weekend. It was held at the Big League Dreams baseball complex. Wow, is all I can say about the fields, they were crazy cool. The fields are replica's of famous baseball parks. We played on Fenway, so fun! The other really cool part was it had a clubhouse, was landscaped with playground, grass and cement. I couldn't believe we had been at baseball games all day when we left because everyone was so clean! Landon included, the fields were turf, so I didn't even have to the red out of his baseball pants. It was great! The Sliderzz played awesome the first 2 days and came back on Saturday as the #1 seed. Unfortunately we lost our first game, but all in all it was a great weekend. Can't wait to go back!

March Happenings...

 Addie is growing.  She is has learned lots of new words like "Daddy's home, I go, Brother's are being mean." and lots more! She can say a prayer now with our help, and is proud of herself when she is done. She won't eat in her highchair anymore, only at the table like a big girl. She is pretty sassy, but we love her! 

The Sliderzz won another trophy! (This was actually at the end of February.) It rained and was cold, but the boys still came to play and won 1st place! 

Basketball came to an end. Both boys won their league. They played some great basketball all season long. Good Job Guys!

Spring Break came and went. It didn't really feel like Spring, but the boys were glad to have over a week off from school. I always thought Spring Break meant, pulling out the shorts, hanging at the park and getting your first tan. This year it meant, putting on your sweatshirts and driving a few miles north to play in the snow. What the heck?! Snow on Spring Break? Something is wrong with that sentence. Needless to say.. we didn't do a lot, unless you count watching movies and building Lego ships! We did get to go McDonald's with Grandma, Enterprise with Dad and the boys rode for cows. Riding for cows was for sure the highlight of their week!

They had to get up early to go riding. Gavin stopped at Dutchman's to get snacks and he got their breakfast there too. DONUTS! When Preston got in the truck he was kind of in shock that he got to eat donuts for breakfast. Gavin told him that Cowboys were tough, so they could eat junk for breakfast. Preston looked up at him and said "Dad, I love being a Cowboy!" He later found out that being a Cowboy is a lot more work than he and his butt (from riding all day) thought. Grandpa Randy brought him home a little early, which was fine by me because he then took a 3 1/2 hour nap! :) Landon was a die hard and stayed the whole day. He loves riding his horse in the hills.

Well that about wraps up the first part of March. We have had a great low key month, it has really been kind of nice. 

Happy Monday!

There is something about this Baseball Player and Coach that just brings a smile to my face, and even puts a few butterflies in my stomach. Hope your having a happy Monday, since I was able to edit this I am! :)

What I have learned from baseball...

Last week was a crazy baseball week. Between games, practice and driving to Cedar, we lived, ate and dreamed baseball. Here are a few things I learned over the course of All Star week.  

• Cups with straws will entertain a 15 month old for hours, its a bonus if she can sip the Dr. Pepper once in awhile. (Ya, I know Mother of the year award has gone right out the window.) 
• Dugouts are cool.
• After 6 baseball games in a 24 hour period it doesn't matter that your child has on mismatched socks. The way I look at it, at least he had socks. (again, award gone.)

• Little tiny boys in baseball uniforms make me smile and almost feel giddy!
• Baseball butts are pretty cute, even one of the coaches had a pretty dang nice one.  :)

• Like life, baseball seems simple, until you start to play the game. Then a lot seems to be going on at once, signs are given, were they received? Pitches are thrown and you can't second guess. Trusting a coach or a teammate is crucial. Just like how we must trust our family if we are going to make it through our game we call life. There is a lot of pressure to succeed both in baseball and life. We all know we will win some and lose some, but it is the effort/try we make that will teach us the most. That is what creates the heart of a champion. 

I was so proud of all the baseball players this week, but mostly I was proud of Gavin. He coached those All Stars with all his might. They ended coming up just short to making the trip to regionals in California, but the lessons WE all learned were priceless. It looks like baseball is here to stay in the Frei home.