Hittin the Road

Last summer we took a dream vacation to Hawaii.  This summer, our plans are somewhat different.  J is playing on a summer tournament baseball team and most of our summer weekends will be spent traveling to, you guessed it, baseball tournaments.  This is our families first experience with competetive travel baseball and I plan to blog about our experiences.  While the trips may not have the excitement and wonder of the islands, I hope you'll enjoy reading about them all the same.  This summer team is one more stop on  J's road to college baseball and  beyond.  He had to try out for this team.  I've attended a few practices and a scrimmage game and the level of talent and skill is quite impressive, even to my untrained eye.  J says it's the best team he's ever played on.  He's very excited and is looking forward to their first game next weekend.  That one's local, but in the weeks to come we'll be traveling around Florida.  In July we head to Auburn, Alabama for a six day tournament.  And while this summer may not be a "dream" as far as vacationing, it's a very real part of J's dream.  And I'm excited that he'll have his family there to cheer him on.