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Happy Birthday Paul!  Thank you for being a kind and funny kid.  Life is certainly an adventure with you in it.  We love you so very much!

Sixteen

Whoa!!!  How did sixteen years fly by so quickly?  Happy birthday sweet Paul!  You are such a great kid...smart, funny, kind, strong, helpful...  I love you so very much and am certainly blessed to have you in my life!!

#10

I am proud of my #10!!  He is persevering with a family life that is chaotic.  School, baseball, church, friends....he continues to engage.  He's showing me what a strong, courageous young man he is.  Never give up, #10, never give up!  I love you!

Just Because...

SV 12 Year Old All-Stars

Quick baseball update:
SV vs. SC National: 12 to 0 in the 4th
SV vs. San Juan Aromas: 19 to 1 in the 4th
Email me for next game; great, cheap, exciting entertainment.

Also, learning to shoot fireworks tomorrow night with cousin Nick the photographer!

Paul Making a Great Tag @ Third!

Glove...$50.00

Tourney Fee...$50.00

Uniform...$40.00

Chance to see Paul make a great play at third...PRICELESS!

Check out more photos from today's games here!

Take Me Out To The Ballgame...

Here are a couple photos of Paul's latest baseball tournament which was played at a "Field of Dreams" complex. In the first photo, Paul is on the left. Click here to see the Norcal Waves website.

In Baseball, You Don't Know Nothing!

Amazing game last night! Paul's team was losing 0 to 2, but came back to tie the game. Then scored 2 more runs (one of which was Paul's RBI) to take the lead. The opposing team scored 2 more to tie the game AGAIN! The other team scored 2 more and then won the game. Very sad night for the SV boys. The all-star season was way too short, considering the boy's hard work and dedication. After a few minutes of real tears, the boys recovered and we met at a local restaurant to celebrate the fun that we had. Bring on travel ball!

SV Wins, SV Wins!

The 10 year old Scotts Valley all-star team beat Gilroy 11 to 4! Beautiful! Paul had a wonderful line drive down the first base line! We are hoping to see you at the next game which is tomorrow at 5:30 in Watsonville. Seeds are still on us!

It Ain't Over Till It's Over

Paul had his first all-star game Friday night. They lost...in a very big way. The score was 15 to 1. The lost put his team into the loser's bracket and he played again Saturday morning. They won! The score was 8 to 4! They play again Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.. Paul had a beautiful bunt and a beautiful fly to left field which was unfortunately caught. From my seat in the bleachers, it was about 10 feet from going over the fence. Just a mom's perspective! Hope to see you at the next game!

SV 10 Year Old All-Star Website

A team dad has composed a website for Paul's all-star team this year! Some fun photos! Check it out!

Join us for a day at the Ballpark!

You can find Paul's team, the Diamondbacks, baseball schedule at...

You can find Emilie's team, the Lookouts, baseball schedule at...

Diamondbacks in CA??

It is official...Paul has been drafted to the SV LL Diamondbacks coached by one of his coaches from the 2006 all-star team. Should be an exciting season as four 2006 All-Stars are on the team. We will keep you posted...Off to buy chips, junky cheese, pretzels, hot dogs, buns, skittles and soda for our draft party (it is our second annual draft party celebrating the start of baseball season). Go Diamondbacks!

Thursday Night Draft Party at the Erickson's!

Tonight is SV LL official AAA Draft! We are nuts for baseball in this house and can not wait to see what team drafted Paul this year. As a 2006 All-Star, he is bound to be wanted by many teams. Emilie is playing A this year and we are waiting to hear from her new coach. Hot dogs, nachos and soda here we come!