Ryan's baseball team has been fundraising and preparing to play in Cooperstown for years before he even joined the team. This week-long tournament was our summer family vacation - and it was SO FUN! First off Ryan's team and their families are the best so it really was like vacationing with 40 people, All Star village far exceeded all of our expectations, Emmy made fast friends with 6 other teenagers and the Tacos won 10 games in a row to make it to the championship game! It was a magical week, one of the top things we've done as a family. Tacos played a national team, meaning they were pulled together from different place just to go and win. The tacos are a mom and pop team who have played together for years and were the Cinderella story of the week. To hear crowds of people cheer "SD Tacos" during the chamionship game was one of the coolest things ever. They fell short - lost 3-7, but they battled, and Ryan hit a home run in that game to total 5 of the week. What an epic week!
Emmy's possy for the week
Walking to the bunks where the boys stayed for the week
View from their bunks! Pretty sweet!
Opening ceremonies were CRAZY! Each team runs around the outfield and there is a spirit competition, which we did not win :(
The team and dad's took a trolley to the baseball hall of fame! The rest of us drove and met them
We stopped at a restaurant on the way home. So much grass and trees! It was so pretty
First HOME RUN!
The yougest siblings were obsessed with making look bracelets - they made a jump rope!
He took a break to take a nap. Ha!
Big thing to do is trade pins with teams from all over!
The best easy fun - even just a little volleyball one night
Incredible fireworks!
This kid was living his best life the whole week
So close... but to place 2 of 82 TEAMS is an INCREDIBLE accomplishment
