He Made It!

Standing by the team list

Team Roster

The Kreider household was a very happy one tonight! Yesterday Benjamin tried out for the 9 yr old (by league age he is 9, league age cutoff was April 30th) District 23 invitational tournament team. We originally were told there could be 50 kids trying out for 12-13 spots. It ended up being 23 kids trying out for 13 spots. Not as bad, but still intimidating. Each player was evaluated for fielding the ball, arm strength (distance throwing ball), batting, and then batting against a kid pitching. These evaluations along with their season stats were used to select the team. We were told that the team roster would be posted by 6pm this evening. Because we were heading to a nearby park at 4:30 we decided to stop by early... low and behold the list was there. Brent and Benjamin walked to check the board... as soon as I saw Benjamin running with a smile Mom came running and crying. I know seriously it's a little league tournament, it's not like he made the Phillies' roster, but hey I was so proud of him! We all were!

Afterwards....A Picnic In the Park

Silly Pop Pop

The Cousins!

We enjoyed the beautiful weather this evening at Lititz Springs Park. We had a picnic supper in the park with Nan & Pop along with Uncle Jon, Aunt Becky, and cousins Ethan & Emma. The kids had fun feeding the ducks, enjoying the playground, and after a picnic supper a walk to the ice cream shop for dessert. Yummy! More fun times in the summer!

Oh yeah... Benjamin starts tournament practice tomorrow night. The tournament runs from June 27-July 7... double elimination. One cool thing... Benjamin's good buddy Brendan made his tournament team. We could possibly meet up in the tournament. Go Warwick!!!