Undefeated = First place!!

Brennan's softball team, the Georgia Force, took first in the USFA Break out the Bats tournament this weekend. They played a total of 5 games and won them all!! Brennan had a great day personally as well. Her bat came alive and she did not have any strike outs. She even hit a two-run double! It was beautiful and really helped her self confidence at the plate the rest of the day.

Snow!!!!!!

It started snowing at 1:00 Friday afternoon and kept going strong until about 11PM. The kids had a blast playing in it, building a snowman, and sledding!

Christmas 2009

Brennan had a great Christmas! She got most everything on her list....ipod touch, Sperry's, clothes etc.

Fall World Series Champs!

The Georgia Force played in the silver division of the CamSports Fall World Series on Nov. 21. They were undefeated in bracket play. It was supposed to be a double elimination tournament, but rain moved in before it was over, so they changed it to a single elimination. So, we won!! It was such a great day. The last game they played went into 3 innings of International Tie Breaker. Finally, we pulled it off!

The team met at Stevi B's the next day for luch and trophy ceremony.

Slideshow added!

I added a slideshow to the bottom of the page. It took several hours to upload all these pictures, so please enjoy them. It starts when she's a baby and goes up through last week. I will keep adding to it over time.

Here is a copy, but the one at the bottom will stay there even as I add more posts.

Happy Birthday PMMS!

Last week, PMMS turned 30 years old! On Thursday evening they held a ceremony in the Memorial Garden. Among the guests were past principals and teachers, current staff, Cobb County Board Members, parents and students. Refreshments were served and entertainment was provided by the Chorus, Band and Orchestra. Students were hand-selected by the music teachers and played in small groups. Brennan played her viola in a group containg four 7th graders. They played two selections: Soul Strings and March. We mingled and munched on brownies while waiting to hear our child perform.

Student of the Month!!

Brennan was awarded Student of the Month for October! They pick one student from each grade each month. She is it for 7th Grade. She recieves a free Chick~Fil~A coupon and of course, the honor of being PMMS Student of the Month!!

May the FORCE be with you.....

Fall Travel Ball is in full swing! Brennan joined a new team this season. They are also the Georgia Force, just with a different coach and different teammates. They got their new uniforms just in time for the first tournament! Boy did they look sharp!

We drove to Conyers early Saturday morning to play in the Children's Healthcare Fundraiser Tournament. We had 4 games and only won one. Two were close, but we didn't pull it out in the end. Overall, it was a good first tournament together. It was actually the first time we had all the girls together because there was always someone missing at practice. Brennan played shortstop, which she hasn't played since 10 and Under. She did great though! She threw out at least 5 girls and made several more perfect throws to 1st base. Her bat was on all day too! She didn't strike out at all!! Even scored a few runs....

Here are some of pictures that I snapped throughout the day:

Back to School and more....

Okay, I know I am a little late finally posting the school pics, but I have a good excuse.....We have had 28 STRAIGHT days of sports! So, better late than never.....

Anyway, Brennan started 7th grade 3 weeks ago. She is still in Orchestra and playing the Viola. She is also staying in the Girl Scouts, which makes this her 8th year staright. She loves those girls and has become really good friends with them!

She is enjoying her 2nd year of playing Metro ball, which is where middle schoolers can play softball for the high school. It is a great program that gets them ready to play once they become freshmen....but we're not rushing that day to get here. She plays for Kennesaw Mtn. as a 2nd baseman and outfielder. The season runs through the end of September.

She also tried out for the GEORGIA FORCE 12B travel team and earned a spot on it. There is a link to their website to the right. They are already practicing and will start playing tournaments as soon as Metro ball is over. They will continue hitting lessons and Speed & Agility training during the winter months and continue tournaments March - July 2010. Oh , and guess who volunteered to be the team mom? Meeeee! Love it!

World Series 2009

We just came back from a week in Panama City! It wasn't exactly your normal vacation though. We were there to play softball! Brennan's team, the Ga Force, was one of the 80+ teams in their age group. We got into town on Saturday afternoon and checked into the Laketown Wharf. Which was conveniently located across from Pineapple Willy's! On Sunday, we spent the morning and early afternoon on the beach with the team. Later in the day, we went to Frank Brown Park for the Opening Ceremonies, Parade and Pin Trading. I think I was more into this than Brennan was! Each girl was given 50 Ga Force pins, so obviously I couldn't have her come home with all of those! She finally got aggressive and started trading. We had a towel airbrushed to put them all on and hang in her room (Great idea Tammie!)

We had our first pool game on Monday, and two more on Tuesday. We won 1 and lost 2. Here are some pics from the games:

Bracket games started on Wednesday. We lost both games and were put out by Thursday morning. There were some really good teams down there! Good thing we were in such a fun location though......we made the most of our last two days. The girls rode go carts, the banana boat, and spent lots of time at the pool and beach!

One night we all met on the beach and took pictures of the girls in their uniforms. They turned out really cute! Can you guess who the photogragher was??

Overall, we had a great time! Here are a few more pics that I took: