Ok, so it took me a little longer than I intended to come back and post about our tournament. Is it really a tournament if you only play one game? Yeah, I guess it is. Despite his jammed finger, Jackson pitched really well. His arm got tired too quick, but we will just have to get...
Opening day for baseball was a couple of weekends ago. They have a little tournament to kick it off. Jackson chose the Marlins again. They’ve changed their uniform, and he didn’t know it would be black jerseys. He was mildly disappointed for about three seconds. I love that he hates that cup so bad that he...
Don’t worry, no one really calls them the Black Mambas except me, and never to their faces. Fall ball is so relaxed, that it’s hard to get enough players to show up sometimes for all the games. There were three teams, but we only played one, Vancleave. The other Ocean Springs team never had enough guys show. We were...
Jackson was still struggling with his bat. He must have fouled off 5 balls before he struck out this time.His frustration followed him through the next inning, but didn’t affect his pitching.Is that sky gorgeous or what???? Ok, I don’t have any pictures of his next at bat because it was dark, and I hate those...
I love that first picture. I don’t have to see his face, I know he worries. I know he’s harder on himself than anyone else could ever be. I know he can sometimes suck the joy right out of it by expecting perfection, and nothing I can say can make him see that nobody is...