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Friday, November 11, 2022

June, 2022 - Summer of Sports

 Summertime and sports are probably one of my very favorite combinations.  During the month of June it seems like we spent most days at some type of practice or game, and I could not have loved it more.  It has been so fun to see Luke and ruby develop a love for play and competition.  Tim is a super mellow fan, and I'm trying to be - but sometimes it can be tough when my babies are on the field.

Luke was able to attend a BYU football camp, and he was pretty much in heaven the full three days.  Coach Sitake was there with plenty of hype and words of advice, and they were able to work with several other coaches and players. For their first day, they played at the stadium, and then moved to the indoor practice facility - Luke definitely felt like he was in the big leagues.  He loved all of the drills and just being around so many kids who loved BYU and football.  He is already talking about next year.




While Luke was at camp, Ruby explored the rest of BYU campus.





Ruby's softball season started up again in June and we were so excited for Ruby to be on a team with her coach, and a lot of the teammates from last year.  It took her a little bit to get back into the groove of playing.  She thought that she was scared of hitting off the machine, but after a trip to the batting cages, discovered that she could hit so much further that way.  Several of her hits were well into the grassy field and she loved being considered such a power hitter.  The team was full of such fun girls - they spent some time focused on the game, and plenty of time chanting, cheering, and dancing.  




After such a great year in 2021, Luke was hoping to stick with most of his teammates, however, we found out that he is old enough now, that the teams are picked by draft.  He headed out to his first practice with his new team, not sure of what to expect, and discovered yet another great coach, and a new team full of friends.  This was really a big breakout year for Luke.  He decided he wanted to pitch and to be honest, I was shocked when I saw him up on the mound, striking kids out, and perfectly poised.  As the season went on he just got better and better and I loved seeing his confidence grow.  When he wasn't on the mound, he was usually at 1st base where the coach put him because he almost never let a ball get past him.  This season Luke also really improved his hitting - with improved pitching on the other side, he was able to get some really good hits.  Watching him cruise across home plate was always the best because he usually had the biggest smile on his face after he scored.  After the first few games, we knew we had a special team, but wouldn't find out how special until the end of the season.





Grandpa and Grandma were able to come to a few of the games this year which was just so awesome.  Luke loved having extra fans, and it was always so fun to see my dad talk baseball with him after the game.  


Two of Luke's teammates left before the season was over, so we got an early team pic.

Luke and his bestie, Sonny, wanted to practice pitching, but they didn't have any real catching gear.  I died laughing at what they came up with for protection!


And sometimes, hanging out in the sunshine is the very best sport of all.


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