We are the Champions!

What a great Thanksgiving Day weekend we had.
We went out to Las Vegas for the Annual T-giving classic Softball tournament. Every year we finish aroiund .500 win vs. loss. This was also the first year that Mira Mesa had a 10u team for the little ones. The 10u team is new, and had a large learning curve., But 'S' hit for the cycle ( a single, double, tripple, and home-run) her home run was hit very far, and recieved a huge ovation. She played 2nd base very well, and even turned a double play.

The 14u team Which I coach, and 'A' plays on, had a great weekend. We had 2 wins, and a tie on Saturday, and @ wins on Sunday to win it all A' was aable to pitch quite a bit, and did very well. She also played shortstop. She batted well, and is showing a lot of power in her hitting. We had a nail-biter of a game for the Championship against Pico Rivera, we led 5-0, the they tied it up 5-5, then we squezed in 2 runs by bunting, to lead 7-5. 'A' was the pitcher for the first 4 iniings, and was taken out. Our relief pitcher was hit in the face by a one-hop shot, and it took her out of the game. Amber came back in, and two girls hit hard off of her, and we caught them out in the outfield, to seal the win.
It was a glories win that I am still high from. The girls played great, and were sooo happy. here are some pictures:
















We had one poor young girl pitching, and the batter drove a ball back, and drilled her after it bounced once, and she went down, and needed attention for her contusion. check out the lump:

Overnight in the Desert

We finally took the whole family for an overnight trip to the Desert. More specifically, the sand dunes of Glamis Ca. It is a recreational area of thousands of acres of san dunes. It was a busy weekend, with about 40k - 50k people. The camping areas were very full, and the dunes were not too bad. We stayed with a great group of people from our softball community. Some family's had trailers, campers, RV's, and tents. We set up a tent, that was designed for warm weather camping ( such as the desert). The only problem with that is that it can get very cold at night in the desert. There were a few drawbacks, too many people, dust, noise, one of our quads broke down, got cold at night.
On the plus side, Kim came out with us.
The riding was great.
The kids were able to learn lots of riding techniques in the sand, and the sand hills. We had a veriety of vehicles to ride, and share. Quads, dune buggies, motorcycles, a razor, and a jeep.

We rode out to a big sand hill named "Oldsmobile" and the girls had never seen something so big, and they were able to get on some quads, or motorcycles that were strong enough to make it up. Both "A" and "S" went up the hill by themselves. Yahoo!
Here are some pictures:

Halloween 2007

The fires have died down. The Harris fire To the South, and East of San Diego, is 100% contained. So it was safe to go out trick or treating. "A" dressed up as little miss Muffet, and "S" was a pirate girl.





















Kim like every year went as a witch. :)


















The dog even got into the spirit.

Fire and Desert

Well at the end of the week the fires started to disapate, but the skys were still red, and yellow. got a picture of the sunset.


















We decided to get out of the heat and the dust of the fire,...... and go out to the desert to get away. The girls got to ride two quads that we borrowed. They had a good time, but riding the quads was a learning experience. "S" had one rough little get off, but the quad never tipped over, and she try to bail off only to get her legs hung up, and she had to ride it out. Quite frankly she was a little scared, but it Looked funny. She is a tough cookie. she got right back on, and off we went.
Here she is doing a photo op.