Baseball at the Beach

 We began July 6th with a beach walk before Jackson's baseball games.

Such a fun way to start the day!

These girls really do love each other.

And could they get any cuter?!

The only thing they fought over that day was who got to wear the "Boss" hat.

I feel like this little girl is most deserving of the title, though.  She rules the roost most days.

After our walk, we went back to our chairs and umbrellas, and sat in awe of how empty the beach was compared to a few days before.

Next up, baseball! Jackson was lights out at 3rd base.

Nothing got by him that day and they won the first game.

The next game was so intense!  They were down by one run, but Jackson was on 3rd base, waiting to score.   It just wasn't to be that time, and the batter struck out.

A few innings later, the Eagles had held them and once again, Jackson was on 3rd.  This time Matthew got a double and J scored!  It was heart-pounding excitement!

The Eagles won that game and were headed to the semifinals!

 It was another great game, but this time we came up a little short.

These boys finished 3rd out of 37 teams, including the #1 majors team in Arkansas and Oklahoma.  They really were this close to playing for the championship.

As much as the parents and siblings wanted to keep cheering them on...

it wasn't all bad being able to spend one of our last evenings at a fun restaurant instead of eating hot dogs at the ballpark!

Lulu's for dinner is where it's at!

All the kids got to play volleyball while we waited for our table.

Such a great way to end the day!