We're all out of bubblegum

It's mid-June and I've barely blogged about our summer.  That's mostly because I've been at the ballfield watching Reina or Will.  This is Reina's first year playing softball and some days she loves it and some days she's not so sure.  Her first game was in mid-May and we've had a few rainouts but her season is starting to wind down.  We've really enjoyed watching her play.  She's on a great time and they were "undefeatable" (according to Reina) until Monday.  Reina can hit the ball and she's tagged a few girls out in the infield.  I don't want to pressure her, but I hope she'll want to try it again next summer.  She's made some great progress.  

Looking serious at first base

Getting ready to hit 

Getting ready to race home!  

I've thought for a while that Reina was not a big sports kid because she's not very competitive.  She definitely likes it when the team wins.  When we watch baseball on tv, she'll be sad for the (opposing) player who strikes out.  During football season, she'll often root for both teams.  But I've discovered during softball that there is a competitive streak alive in that kid and she gets stressed if she thinks her team isn't going to win.  Last Friday we were talking before her game and she nonchalantly told me "All we do is kick butt and chew bubblegum.  And guess what?  We're all out of bubblegum."