Day 1 of Tournaments

We left around 10am to head to Akron for the weekend. My mom decided to come with us to cheer the kids on and we drove her 4-Runner since our a/c is out in the van. We were very thankful to have a car with a/c when the temps are in the upper 90s! We had a smooth drive up and stopped at a cute place called Grandpa's Cheese Barn where you could purchase cheese, dips, candies, ice cream and much more all homemade! It was fun sampling all the great things they make!

We arrived at our Hilton around 3:30pm and relaxed before hitting the pool. The kids were so excited to swim again! We had dinner with our team at Max and Ermas and then we let the kids play at the arcade afterwards.

Day 1 of tournaments started very early since we had to be at the opening ceremony at 8:30am! It was raining, raining, raining when we arrived. No one brought an umbrella since we are not used to rain this summer so we did get a little wet. They had announcements, prayer, pledge to the flag and it was cute to hear the national anthem being sung by some special kids!

When it was over and we were heading to our car, an Ohio State Trooper (who sponsors this tournament) started talking to Cody. The next thing we knew, they were holding hands and the trooper was talking to Cody! It was so cute and I wish I had my camera ready for that pic! The trooper walked us back to the car. Cody enjoyed that very much!!

Next, we went to breakfast with the team at McDonalds. Since everyone had the same idea, we had to wait at least 30 minutes in line for fast food! While we were there, the rain stopped and out came the sun and HEAT!

It was game time after breakfast and boy did the heat make an appearance. We dropped my mom and Cody off at the hotel since both cannot tolerate heat too much. Then, the rest of us headed back to play game 2. We headed to a building that had free lunch which included hot dogs, chips, cole slaw, the best watermelon and ice cream! We were very happy that they decided to play just one inning!!

Carleigh did FABULOUS with her hitting and everyone was complimenting her! I really think she will be able to hit with the coach's pitches next year! We are so proud of both of them!

Next, we headed back to the hotel to cool off and unwind. We then went swimming and got pizza. It was storming again here so we decided not to do anything else for the evening. It has been a fun tournament thus far!