Team Vortex Wins Shamrock Shootout!

So, it goes without saying that our life is pretty much ~busy~ with softball this summer. Tay just finished up Rec league and Brownsburg Vortex is essentially the All-Stars from that. Weekend Warriors we like to say b/c games are played Fri/Sat/Sun. We have Black Widows games some weekends and Vortex the others.
Gracie and Ben are also playing baseball for the Mariners...they play on Saturdays. Games start in two weeks....just those fun practices right now. Gracie is also in the "training group" at Westside Gymnastics so she does that two nights a week. This is the last step before competitive gymnastics begin. With such active kids it doesn't leave much time for the house, camping or the playset still sitting in the garage that we purchased 45 days ago.... Hopefully, soon.

Taylor plays shortstop and pitcher..

Head Coach Brian Miles with Tay and the Championship trophy.
Proud Dad/Coach after their 6th victory for the weekend..Gracie and Ben have other kids their age to play with so they have lots of fun..little dirtballs ;-)

Siblings Motto: "Our sister plays softball therefore we have NO life."
Brownsburg Vortex beat Pendleton Pride 15-5 to take the Championship!
Jason, Brian and Jay
Sam, Taylor, Jessica, Taylor T., Hannah, Heather
JayCee, Camryn, Lauren, Kaylee and Kristen

Parents Motto: "Our daughters play softball..therefore it is our life!!"

Tay and Hannah play together on both the Vortex and Widows teams. Hannah is a pitcher, too.

Flamethrowers 15-0 Undefeated Season!

#11 Flamethrower...pitcher, first base and third base!

The Flamthrowers beat Tri-West 13-0 to take the Westside 10u Championship! You'll notice Jason...The agreeement was that he wouldn't "coach" this team...didn't quite work out that way though....

Grandma, Grandpa, Tay, Dad, Gracie and Ben...
Mary, Caden, Gracie, Ben, Issac and Kyle...The future of Brownsburg Fastpitch and Baseball!

Taylor loving her championship trophy..with sidekick Grace..
The official coaches with their Flaming socks!

The girls, coaches and "wannabe" siblings...

Happy Father's Day..

Taylor and Hannah takin' it easy between Brownsburg Vortex (their other travel team) games last weekend..

Jim(Hannah's dad) and Chad (TT's dad) we missed ya today! Of course they had 2 extra trophies for Grace and Ben....Happy Father's Day Jason!

Happy Father's day to the Black Widows' Dads!!

Way to go Widows! A Championship in Columbus and another "Big" trophy!

Bull Riders

Tyler graduated from ISU + Moving to Maryland for a great job= Awesome party given by Aunt Jill on Sunday. We missed most of the festivities b/c of softball games..but, arrived in enough time to Ride the Bull.

Pippi Longstocking rides a Bull!

Taylor thinking this Bull is no match for her...

ok..this is pretty cool...

uh-oh... someone forgot to tell Ben to let go of the rope..

She just might turn into our Rodeo Star..

Madeline and Morgan: Brownsburg Class of 2009~~Happy 19th Birthday!

So, we've watched these two beautiful girls grow up across the street from us for the last 8 years..birthdays, braces, softball games, proms, softball games, monster trucks, weekends in the street, softball games, wiffleball, bbq's, babysitting, etc. Now, they are off to write the University of Southern Indiana chapter in their book and we are so proud of them. They are such wonderful young ladies and we just know they are going to have full, happy lives! Congratulations!

One More Sweet Note: It's their 19th Birthday today!!
Happy Birthday~~ Madeline and Morgan Reith Brownsburg Class of 2009..
The shake and pose for Herff!

Madeline and Morgan with Nicholas, Grace, William and Ben...

Boy, are these kids going to miss you...especially, Ben..who will he run to hug everyday!!

More Ballet Stars..

Alicia, Shelby's mom, shared some cute shots of Shelby and Grace...

Posing....

Action!

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