Walker's First Game on the Hooks!!!

12 Years Old ~ Opening Day 

Midway Little League

on the Chorpus Christie Hooks!!!

Serious Coach and Excited Player!!!

Posters!!!

Precious little Hooks' Fans!!!

Let's Do This!!!!!!!!!!

Sooooo, the Hooks got the first

round draft pick...which was HUGE.

We got the best player in the league -
in fact, he's the best pitcher, catcher, and
hitter in the league......BUT...........

he got hurt!!!!!!!!!!  Out for the season.

Are you kidding me?!?  Nope.  

THEN, right before our very first
game our one other catcher got hurt.
Are you kidding me?  Nope.
Basically the coach lined up the boys
left at the Wednesday practice
before our first game on Saturday
 and made each of them try
catching.  I could NOT believe
when Troy came home and told
me that Walker was going to be
the new catcher?!?  He had never
caught nor wanted to catch
a single day in his baseball career!
I just didn't know what to think
or expect.  Here is my #9 with
our pitcher, #8.....
quite the duo come to find out!!!

Walker's first bat for the season...

he's batting in the #4 slot!!!

A beautiful hit to the out field for

a DOUBLE that scored Peyton!!!!!!!!!

Then behind the plate while

Matthew H. batted!!!

Who was that boy catching?!?!!!!

I don't know that I had ever been

more proud of my son in a game.

Talking to our pitcher...

he's an 11 year old also having to step up
plus he's a boy and a family we love!

Surely he was looking 

for ME in the stands;)

My catcher...while Cade C. batted!

There are three little sisters

on the team...

...and they were 

playing in the dirt just like I used to do! ;)

How about these two cuties?  

I just can't resist looking back....

My favorite baseball babes.....

The Hooks actually had a good first,

competitive game but we came up short.

Walker had another beautiful hit

 way out in the outfield...but 

Matthew H caught it!  ha!

Great hit, Great catch.  

Best of all though, 

he did an amazing job at catcher.

That position is huge and 

involves A LOT.  

I had never been so proud of my boy.

He stepped up and was a leader

on the field calling plays

and assembling his team.

I was just so proud!

He had never caught before 

until the Wednesday before his 

first game on Saturday.

In the days between he watched 

videos about catching

and he was so excited to try

out this new position.  

To my amazement, he absolutely

LOVED it.  With his size and build,

he's not the typical catcher by any means.

One coach came by him and said,

that's the longest set of legs I've

ever seen on a catcher!  ha ha!

Walker told me after the game that

 he loved it because he was never

bored.  DUH!!!!!!!!!!

Neither was I watching him!!!
Actually after the first couple of 

innings, I began to forget that

was even my boy behind the plate!

PRouD is all I can say.  

I'm proud of all three of my 

little Hooks every single day.  

Baseball Buds! 

Jonathon and Jonah had come 

to cheer for Walker!!!

Reid, Cort, Jonah, Jonathan, Peyton, Walker

We all celebrated after the game!

Go Hooks!!!