softball superstar...

last night was my 8 year old niece's very 1st softball game...of her very 1st season!

& already, i can tell this girl is going 2 b a softball superstar!

the girls & i arrived a little late (we had 2 run home & throw dinner in the oven 1st) & didn't stay 4 the whole game (we met daddy & jaden @ home after martial arts - we still had dinner, homework, etc 2 do)...but we saw Deandra bat twice - getting a hit both times - killing the ball!

she made it all the way around 2 third b4 her team got their 3 outs her 1st time up...& the 2nd time round, she got 2 come home! she took a slide in2 home base - she didn't really need to - but did it anyway!

that's my girl! ;0)


she plays 1st base...& is the bomb!

& u can tell she's so anxious 2 learn 2 pitch too...when the game would have slow moments, she'd b out there, swinging her arm around in that fast pitch motion...the coaches slow pitch 2 the players at this age, but next year she'll b able to try out that arm!

i can't wait 2 watch this girl grow throughout the season...& i can only imagine how good she'll b by the time she reaches middle/high school!

here's the complete set of pics of the superstar in action...

Nana, Grandpa & Matthew were able 2 come check her out too

the girls had fun watching Deandra play, but they also enjoyed throwing sticks in the river with Bryan (my nephew) during the game

Jaden was disappointed that he missed the fun, but Deandra has another game Saturday morning that we're hoping to catch!

can't wait!