Walker's Last Game & Party!!!

This was a great season on the Rangers...

very different ~ but awesome!

 

The three lone 11 year olds on this team:)

Matthew, Peyton, Walker

Hunter was one of the 13 year olds...

he was so cool to my boy!

Walker played out field all season...

He held his own and did awesome!!!

He had several great hits and did well

in the field.  He had only one error all season.  

Spider-Man was quite the hit in the

stands!  Everyone fell in love with him:)

He always showed up at the games in

a normal shirt and would anxiously wait

until someone asked him if he had on

his Spidey shirt.  The top shirt would

immediately come off!!!

Huds also made best friends with the McNiels,

a sweet couple who run the concession stands.

He would go and stand up on a stool

and talk to the two of them during the games.

So cute.  Come to find out they

go to our church.  It's been fun

making these neat new friends:)

My favorite H's...

Always fun to have our Haley Girl:)

I love how we make new friends during

baseball season.  This year was absolutely

no different.  We especially came to

love Justin's fam...I kinda knew his

parents, but really bonded with them

over the season including his

AMAZING grandparents!!!

They fell hook line and sinker

for our little Huds!

At the last game Big Daddy

brought Hudson this Spider-Man

Frisbee!  So sweet!!!

We miss them already.  

A gift from Grandmother and PaPa

at the last game... 

This crazy gang ended up in

3rd place for the season! 

We had a team party at

Marco's after the last game... 

Coach Howton talked about each

player and gave them a certificate.

When he talked about Walker,

he mentioned how he didn't know

any of the 11 year olds at the draft but

that Walker was recommended by the

other coaches because of his batting.

Dr. Howton now agrees:)

He also talked about how Walker

always had a great attitude and a smile.  

Good times:)

It was really cool how the coach

talked about each player.

Spidey CraSHeD!!!!!!!!!!

The other coaches spoke and

Coach Howton even had gift cards

for the assistant coaches like Coach Pierce.

So nice:)

Pey was entertaining me;)

Team Hug!!!!!!!!!!

These guys really did come to love each other:)

Then they broke out and did the "nene" dance;)

Walker & Pey with my fave older boys...

Justin, Hunter & Alex

Even Hadlee made a precious new friend...

Jada, Alex's little sister:)

AND Whitney, Justin's little sister!

Garrett tagged along with us that

night even though we had just played his team

(and won!)...his parents were out of town.

Love these guys...

Alex was Walker's biggest fan on the team!

He really pumped Walker up all the time:)

He's become a great new friend.

Same with Hunter!  Soon I'll have these

boys at MHS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Selfishly one of my favorite parts of the

season was getting to know Maria better.

I knew we were always destined to be friends:)

Maria is so sweet and beautiful!

We laughed all season because people

would confuse us.  One time a friend

 of ours walked up behind her and

said, "Hey Trendy Mindy!"

And I was called by her name on

more than one occasion.

I told her THAT was the best

part of the season for me!!!!!!!!!;)

Such a compliment!!!

Maria is already a wonderful friend.   

 Walker opened his present

from Grandmother...an awesome

Under Armour Superman shirt!!!

 We are just so proud of our boy this season!

Walker worked VERY hard with his

team and on his own.  This kid loves

him some baseball!!!  He never missed

a game or even a practice (and was

so bummed when practices were

cancelled because of rain...even though

I was sometimes secretly wishing for

a break!).  Walker is reserved in nature

but he has a true drive in him that

I so admire.  Most of all though, I love

the new friendships he made on this team.

This was "big boy" baseball and Walker

stepped up for it!  These guys and families

bonded and we had fun!

Walker has HEART in all that

he does and I am so proud

to be Walker Pierce's blinged out

baseball mama!  His kind heart

and his passion for what he loves

helps drive me, too!!!

He also had a really hot assistant coach;)

 

Way to Go, Son!!!

So very proud of you:)