End of the Year Softball Party

We were finally able to get our end of the year softball party in. We had a cookout at our house with a fire, a little volleyball, and lots of food.

Along with their trophy, their coach gave them an action shot photo from one of their games.

No one ever wants to be the speaker in front of the group to give the coach her gift, but Harley was eager get up and do the talking for the girls. She did a good job presenting "Jamie" with her gift.

Alex, Lindsey, and Baylee (the 7th graders that were at the party).

After the party was over, a few of the players started leaving but their coach was hanging around a little longer. One of the moms took this opportunity to slip away with three of the girls, (I won't mention any names Alex, Loran, and Harley), and went to the coaches house to roll her yard. Now, if you are not from the South, you may not know what I'm talking about but rolling is when you take rolls of toilet paper to someone's yard and very decoratively place it in the trees and on the bushes in their yard. It occurs very often around Halloween. And the weeks leading up to Halloween. And a few weeks after Halloween. You don't really get mad when your yard gets rolled, it is really a gesture of affection. It was almost an embarrassment when I was growing up if your yard didn't get rolled. Now, if you aren't from the South and this is a foreign practice to you, you may get upset, and you may call the police. Then, you will find that they don't REALLY take these calls seriously. We teach this artform to our kids at an early age. My kids first yard was probably when they were about 5 and 7. There are a few techniques that must be taught. That is one tradition my kids look forward to every year. Do you have a favorite Halloween tradition?

Okay, I digress, not only did they roll her yard, they wanted to go back when she went home so that they could see her see it. Then, they got out of the car, showed her which parts were their handiwork, snapped a few pictures that I don't have access to, and left her with the mess. All in fun, right "Jamie"?