Oconee Thunder - Kalee's All Star Softball Team

Kalee was selected for the All Star team, after the Spring season of ball.  Normally All Stars only lasts a few weeks of the summer, but this year they decided to do something a little different and play in multiple tournaments, not just the local All Star tournament.  So, we have been playing ball continuously, since spring!  It has been a LOT of fun, but also a LOT of work.  Kalee has really improved in multiple areas and it's been fun to watch her and the team (for the most part!)!!! 

Getting the car all decked out for the first tournament.

Getting pumped up before our very first tournament game!

How cute is she?!

Resting in between games

In the second tournament Kalee was chosen by the opposing team as the MVP for her team.  She was so excited.

I love that it referenced a scripture verse!

Our 3rd tournament - which I managed to not take one picture at - was our best tournament to that point in time.  We started the day at 8am and finished at 8pm.  Our girls were excited!

Our 4th tournament, which was just last Saturday, was even better!  We came in second place!  This is even more impressive when we think about the fact that we are playing true travel ball teams, who practice together multiple times a week.  Our girls haven't practiced together as a team since the beginning of September, since it is also Fall Ball time in our local little league, and the girls are split between 3 teams.

We are so proud of our girls!  And coaches!  :)

 Kalee's fans...Sweet Charley

 Alton

 Celebrating a good day of ball with Uncle Kelly, Aunt Crystal, Rich

 & Grammie T

Kalee's Baptism

So, I'm WAY behind on updating this blog.  I have a few minutes so I thought I would add a few key events from this year so far. Kalee was baptized earlier this year.  She wasn't on the list to be baptized on this day, but felt like God was pulling on her heart to get baptized, so she took the step.  We are so proud of her!

Time moves too quickly...or sometimes not fast enough!

This year has been one wild ride, so far.  I've been looking forward to the end of May, since the end of January, so I'm the one who is probably wishing my life away!  Kalee's birthday was in January and we have been crazy busy with ball for the past few months...here are some pics that show all the fun we've had!

Kalee's birthday with her friends...she turned 11 this year!

 Root Beer Floats!

 Family birthday party...her favorite gift, outside of the trip to Disney World!  (pics to come)

 My Beautiful girl at Easter

 We went to our first Rodeo!

 Softball time!  Kalee pitched for the first time this year.  She did really good, for her first year pitching.  She is so calm...some of the other girls really get worked up, but Kalee does a great job of keeping her emotions at bay.  They can't all be strikes!  ;)

 I LOVE this pic!  She is talking to herself, on the mound.  This was her first day pitching, and she did awesome!  Got her first strike out!

 Mother's Day 2013

 Same dress, but this is the day of her 5th Grade Gradution Ceremony

 All the 5th grader's, singing to the parents

 Getting her certificate from her teacher, Mrs. Hoard

 Looking more like her daddy, I think



Merry Christmas from the Page's!

Wishing all our family and friends a BLESSED Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Picking out the tree!

Ready for Christmas!

The Page doggies wish you Merry Christmas, too!

Kalee was the 'Librarian' in the kid's play at Church.  She was a natural at this sarcastic, dramatic part!  ;)



I have some catching up to do!

It's been a while since I updated this blog...not having internet at the house is my reason for being so far behind...oh the joys of living in the country! 

I can't believe the first day of 5th Grade has already come and gone!  Kalee couldn't wait for school to start this year, mostly because her summer fun was ended by her knee injury.  The cause of the injury is unknown...but the effect of it is wearing this brace for up to 3 months!  ugh!  No walking without it, so that means she has spent a LOT of time in front of the tv.  We have gone to the pool a few times, but swimming isn't allowed either and Kalee is NOT a fan of just floating around the pool.  On the upside, we have watched a ton of movies, a lot of them were favorites of mine when I was a kid.  It's been fun!

My beautiful girl on the first day of 5th Grade

Our big trip this summer was back home, to good ol' Port St John...We enjoyed our time with family and friends.  Of course, there is never enough time to see everyone, so that makes the trip a little stressful, but we had a good time overall.

Uncle Richie, swinging with Andrew, at Andrew's Annual Homecoming par-tay! 

At the party, and the picnic the next day, Uncle Vince showed everyone how to come down the slide and pop over the wall.  Kalee was determined to do it...and she finally did.  She was so funny...and cute!

  Softball season was fun this year.  Kalee is really growing as a ball player.  It's still a little painful to watch at times (there is really no spirit of competition - and that makes me CRAZY!) but again, she is super cute!  :) 

Grammie came to watch Kalee play a game...just had to snap a picture of that!

 

Kalee did a great job at hitting this season...and was adorable as catcher, although she did NOT want to stand the way a catcher is 'supposed' to.

 

 

Game Ball!

This was Rich's discovery one day while mowing the grass...he thought it was amazing.  The Bee flew directly into the barb on the fence.  Poor Bee!

Easter!  My sweet girl!

 Checking out the Easter Basket!