Softball Season

So I never thought Mady would want to play softball, but after a season of soccer she made the decision that softball is much more fair than soccer. Here is her reasoning - EVERYONE (including Mady) gets a turn. I think during the entire soccer season Mady kicked the ball 2-3 times. She's just not aggressive enough to chase after the ball let alone "steal" it from someone else. So bring on the fair game of softball. We've already had so much fun watching her play. So far she has had one scrimmage and one game. Before I share this story, keep in mind that she has never played before:) At the scrimmage she was up next to bat and was in the circle trying to practice her swing, when all of a sudden she heard the coaches yelling, "Run to first!!! Run to first!!!" So what does my sweet pea do, she takes off to first base - bat and all. She got about halfway there when she realized she wasn't the only player headed to first base. So very calmly she turned back around and headed back to the circle. It was classic - my little girl who follows every direction and is so obedient. At her first real game she was in the short stop position and was as she puts it "daydreaming". The other team got three outs so her entire team headed to the dugout. Not my little Mady, she was too busy "watching butterflies" and after being the lone player in the outfield we had to yell to her to get her attention to come back in. Lets just say she's not too concerned about the whole competitive aspect of softball and needs a copy of cliff's notes for softball. After her lengthy stay in outfield while all of the parents were chuckling Brice turned around and said, "I know, I've been a bad dad!" It's okay though, at least I made her uniform "cuter" by tying ribbon around the sleeves of her over sized shirt, she might not be the MVP but she is definitely the cutest!!! Although she is incredible at hitting the ball. Every practice and game they have had she hits every ball that comes to her. It's machine pitch at this age and comes at her at a speedy 35 mph. Now we just need to work on getting a little muscle behind that eye/hand coordination talent and we'll have a MVP on our hands.