All Stars

Dash was selected to play on the Bridger Valley All Star team after the original season ended.  So we packed the family and stuffed the van full and headed over to Riverton for a week in July.  We like adventure (and saving money) so we tent camped at a campground in Lander.  I had serious reservations, but it was actually fun.  We had a shower and a place to sleep, we roasted marshmallows and the kids played at the splash pad. 

Headed to Riverton.  

Dash's All Star team lined up for the first game.

The ball park in Riverton was a complete pit.  There was no grass other than what was in the outfield, no trees and lots of dusty grimy dirt.  The weather stayed in the high nines and low hundreds every day we were there.  The kids were a dirty sweaty mess.

This is Tag two minutes after we arrived at the game.

Tag and Colt playing through the camp chairs.

One afternoon, we had some time between games so we headed to a trail head just a few miles from our camp.  After a two mile hike, we came to a natural stone waterslide.  Basically the stream dropped off some smooth rocks into a small pond.  You could climb up the side of the rocks and ride the water off for a 15 foot drop.  We met some other teammates at the slide and Colt wowed us all by dropping over the edge of the waterfall immediately after arriving.  By the end of the night we had all gotten good and wet.  This is a picture of us hiking back out.

Sport found ways to stay entertained at the games.

Dash with his teammate signed ball after the last All Star game.

Dash's All Star team after their final game.  They battled through to become consolation champions.  Overall it was a good experience for Dash.  He learned lots and made friends from both sides of the valley.

Baseball!!

This summer was all about the baseball.

Colt's team.  Go Raptors!

Colt up to bat.  By the end of the season, Colt was one one of the best all around players on his team.  I mean, its genetics.

Colt smacking the ball.

Dash and his team.  Go Cardinals!

Dash on first.

Dash up to bat.

Dash's team at the end of the season.  They took second in the league.

Early on in the baseball season, Tag picked up on the finer points of baseball.  Here he is insisting that Brandan throw him the ball while he tries to swing the bat.

We spent three to four nights a week at the ball parks, but Tag made some friends and ate some dirt.  Good summer.

Sis and Colt and their buddy Brady playing at the park.

Tag and Sport digging during a game.  This is a step up from Tag's other pastime, throwing rocks at the catcher through the chain link backstop.

Dash, Colt and Sport playing baseball in the back "yard".  Sport is playing catcher in some homemade cardboard catcher gear.