Last weekend Bri had a monster game playing softball...for her, it was the best game she has played by far ever.
She was catcher for a good chunk of the game. In that time...
1. She got two hits.
2. She scored a run.
3. She caught a pop up behind the plate.
4. On a passed ball, she threw someone out trying to steal home.
5. She threw someone out at third base.
Overall, quite a game fro Bri.
This year, Bri is playing in her 7th season of softball. While COVID took softball out of Bri, this year has proven that you can't take Bri totally out of softball. Now, while she will not admit she likes the sport, she has said she might be willing to play in the future.
The reason - besides some great coaches over the years, she has fallen in love with being a catcher.
And tonight showed that her love for catching is paying off. After having her best softball game ever two games ago (she missed the last one for a recital), she played in her new best softball game earlier tonight for the Dukes.
First, she went 2-3 including a key hit against a tough pitcher. She also almost had a 3rd hit earlier in the night, but it went foul. Then, she swiped two bases as well. Overall, a pretty great night for her at the plate.
But it was behind the plate that Bri really stood out. She played four innings behind their (3rd - 7th in extra innings). She was fairly strong, catching some fast pitchers while holding her own preventing passed balls. She also made three attempts to throw a runner out on the base paths. One was very close!
However, she had three super strong plays that really stood out. First, after barely missing a ball popped up behind plate, she caught one later in the game which eventually prevented a run from scoring. Also, after letting a ball get passed her, she pounced on it and threw to the pitcher covering the plate, getting a girl trying to come home from 3rd out. And, with bases loaded, a girl swung and had the ball go straight down in front of the plate. Bri was heady, grabbed the ball, and tagged the plate before the girl could score.
Any one of those plays would have been impressive. But, those three helped earn her the game ball tonight.
Today, Bri and Kiff had day one of their recital. Bri had her lyrical performance, which was amazing. Even more interesting was that Bri's teacher was one of Emmie's former 1st and 5th graders.
Later that day, during a second mini-recital (because of Covid protocols), Kiff had his hip-hop performance. He thought he'd mess up, but it was awesome, too!
It was quite a day on stage!
Last week - one week ago today - Kiff returned to playing flag football for the first time for more than a year. And he was excited.
He actually scored his first receiving touchdown in his career as part of the Bengals. It was a nice catch and spin move...with clear running room to the endzone. To top it off, he pulled four flags on defense, too!
Needless to say, he and I were excited.!!! Of course, as he says, that was preseason. The real games begin today.
Earlier tonight I witnessed something I never thought I would see in a Celtics game. It began with the Celtics being down by 32 points at the beginning of the second half.
Yikes!
But the team fought back and tied the game at the end of regulation. In overtime, they came back to bear the Spurs and win by 3.
What is most amazing is that Jayson Tatum tied Larry Bird for the most points ever in a Celtics game with 60. I missed Larry score in back in 85...but it was amazing to see Tatum do it in 21.
Wow! What a game!
Today we did something we haven't done on more than a year. We returned to live, in person eating at a restaurant as part of our April Vacation. Shortly after getting my second Moderna Covid Shot, we celebrated by going to the Cheesecake Factory in Peabody.
It felt weird to be back in a restaurant. Although we sat outside for extra safety, it was good to be back.
According to Bri, "it was fun, except the sun was bright. But it was not really that bad."
Kiff added, "it was really fun, but very different."
Emmie and I both got Orange Chicken and Bri and Kiff got the Chicken Romano.
Sure, it might seem like a simple thing, but our return to live eating was definitely something we will always remember.
It is a little bittersweet though....it is the first Easter without Mom Number 2. We love you.
We made our Easter eggs yesterday and Bri and Emmie made bird's next cookies. They were yummy.
Happy Easter. He is risen!!!
