Fall Softball

Brennan joined the Geogia Force 12U travel team. This fall they played in 5 tournaments. It was meant to be a short season just to see what the team was capable of. Little did we realize what talent we had! In those 5 tournies, the girls wound up playing 36 games and bringing home 3 trophies. One first place and two second place! Brennan proved herself as a second baseman, and played it almost every game. As far as her batting, she was in a bit of a slump. But when she was able to get on base, usually by bunting or getting walked, she was a base-stealing, run-scoring, speed demon. The coaches noticed this early on and used her as a pinch runner when possible.

She plans to play with them again in the Spring and they should start praticing in a few weeks! Their goal is to go to a World Series either in Panama City or Pigeon Forge in July. If they keep up the hard work, I don't see why they couldn't go all the way!

Softball news...

Brennan was on the Kennworth Bandits for the Spring. They had a great season, two 1st place trophies and two 2nd place! She had so much fun on this team and became a very good outfielder. They ended the season in Pigeon Forge, TN. We stayed in The Inn at Christmas Place, which is a really cool hotel! The girls loved swimming in the pools and had fun decorating the cars with white shoe polish. GO BANDITS!! They didn't show very well in this tournament, but oh well, we had fun!

Right after this trip, she tried out for the Kennesaw Mountain High School Metro Team. They had about 20 girls show up. They wanted to have two teams, Gold and Bronze. With such a slim turnout, they had enough for one team, a Gold. They chose Brennan as one of the 12 players! It is compiled of six 8th graders, one 7th grader, and five 6th graders. They have already played in a pre-season tournament and went 3-1. They have played two season games and are 1-1. She doesn't get a ton of playing time, being one of the youngest, but it's a great experience!

She has also tried out for (and made) a new travel team, the Georgia Force. Her old team has decided to move up and she is not ready for that yet. They will start practicing for the rest of the month and will play in September.

School Update

Over Spring Break, Brennan's Girl Scout Troop went to Savannah. I was able to go on this trip and we had a blast! We toured Juliette Low's house and the first Girl Scout Headquarters. We also went on a Dolphin Tour, a Treasure Hunt on the beach, and walked around Savannah. The picture above was taken in a courtyard at Juliette Low's house.

Over the summer we took our family vacation to Gulf Shores and took ots of beach pictures. The one shown above was taken there. Brennan went tubing on the back of Uncle Mike's boat, went to Waterville and bought a turtle! Her name is Emily and she is so cute. We have since adopted Stephanie's 2 turtles as well.

Well Brennan finished up 5th grade with all A's all year! She started middle school last week and is loving it! First of all, she gets to sleep an hour later. Second, she changes classes. And finally, she has a locker! She actually has a lot of her girl scout friends in her classes. Strangely, she as gone 6 years with only 1 girl scout in her class. She tried out for Band and Orchestra, and has decided to join Orchestra and play the Viola. It's like the Violin, but longer. Luckily the school has these and we don't have to buy one.