I am one proud mommy right now!! Melanie had her first softball game ever yesterday, and she did AMAZING!!! She was the lead off hitter of her team, and as she walked up to the plate, she looked so nervous! I had the regular video camera, and Eric had the small digital one, and we were both taping. What we weren't really expecting was Melanie hitting the very first pitch thrown at her! She got a hit on her very first at bat on the very first pitch! She started to run towards 3rd base and her coach had to redirect her and remind her to throw down her bat, but she did so awesome! She got up to bat 3 times, got 2 hits off of pitches, and had to use the tee once, and did good in the field after Coach Jason told her to start running after the ball! It was about the cutest thing I have ever seen. Melanie also had quite a fan base there....it was me, Daddy, Meredith, Mom Mom, Grandma, Grandpa, Bobby, Lulu, Tommy, Noah, Bethany, Ms. Kristen and Mr. Ben (Papa was there through the phone....he was up in Chicago taking care of Great-Grandma Wesley).
At the very end of the game, the coach got all the girls together and gave a little speech about someone who did a fantastic job of hitting and running and of going after balls in the field, and then he gave the game ball to Melanie!!! How awesome is that, Melanie getting the game ball for doing such a great job at her very first softball game?!?!?!?!
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