I can’t stop smiling today thinking about the super fun evening I spent with the Bulldogs and their mom’s last night!  I have a little bit of pull with the head coach Mr. Brian Conley (not much though) and he let us crash the dugout to coach our boys last night!  It’s no secret that all of us are wild about our boys and watching them play baseball is an absolute blast…but coaching them is even better!  This is definitely a night I will never forget.  Love these boys, love their families, love #20 with all my heart.

We got awesome t-shirts made, smuggled our boys Hawaiian hats out of the house, and tried our best to learn the signals and remember some of Brian’s MANY sayings and pep talks (no one can replicate this – he’s the master at it!).  And of course who would get to assume the coveted position of sitting on the bucket!

We brought in snacks for the boys and a few fun ‘mom’ drinks and had the best time making memories with these little athletes.  Except they aren’t little anymore – in fact, most of them are actually much bigger than me at this point.  I think I could pass for an 11 year old bulldog baseball player!  I’ve already decided that’s my next Halloween costume.

Our little diva, Heather, gets the award for best dressed and the most looks from the umps.Sheila and Jamie were bound and determined to slaughter our opponent while Christie and I just wanted to chit chat with the boys, keep it a friendly & nurturing environment, and give out hugs.  We probably have no business coaching a baseball team with our ‘everyone’s a winner’ demeanor!  Here’s Christie giving her son a pep talk on the mound. Priceless!

With all these bulldogs and their moms…it’s a full dugout!!

We ended up losing the game, but only by two runs.  I’d say that’s a job well done!  We laughed a ton and made memories with our son’s that we will cherish forever.  Maybe next year we can pull out a victory!

Post-Game speech can be viewed on this YouTube clip!

Go Bulldogs!