Emily's team got Runner Up to Rockingham. We were "lucky" that this year our district gets to take both the winner and the runner up to state! So here we go again with the hectic practice schedule. I am lucky that Brandon is assistant coach and therefore has to be the one to go with Emily to practice! The head coach gave them a day off and they will go back to practicing 2 hours a day for the state tournament that starts July 11 in Carthage. I would like to see them improve a little bit before we head to state. Emily is usually catcher, but the last game we played at district she played 1st base. The game before that she couldn't get it together behind the plate. That is where she likes to be, but I don't know what happened to her that day! Emily had softball camp last week and she said they taught her some things that she was going to apply in the games, but I'm not sure if that happened. Hopefully we can get some improvements out of the team as a whole in the next 2 weeks. Sorry for all the pictures that will have to load on this blog, but this is my life!
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| The Burnette Girls right before Opening Ceremonies |
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| Abigail's All-Stars Team |
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| Emily's All-Stars Team |
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| Abigail ready for a ball in the outfield |
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| Team Huddle! |
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| Abigail getting ready to bat! |
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| Emily catching in the game against Rockingham |
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| Emily's Team with Runner Up trophy |
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| I am a person of numbers and I think this is the coolest picture! 13-15-17 |
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| Emily's Team Sporting their Runner Up Medals |
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| After Game Celebration |
So we went on a weekend whitewater rafting/kayaking trip a couple of weeks ago. We stayed in a little cabin out in the middle of no where in Topton NC. It was owned by an older lady that made cookies, rice krispy treats, and homemade blueberry muffins for us during our stay! You don't get that at a Holiday Inn! Her husband even decorated the deck with American flags and red rope lights for the Hoilidays! we had an entire day on the Nantahala River. We did an 8.5 mile raft trip in the morning and the same 8.5 miles in double duckies(inflatable kayaks) in the afternoon. We had lunch on the riverside and had an AMAZING day! The kids loved every minute of it. They had never been whitewater rafting so this was a first for them. I have never laughed so hard in my entire life as I did while in the raft. Brandon got so mad at me and the kids because either we weren't listening, or he wasn't communicating like he thought he was! Sometimes he thinks things, but does not say them aloud and expects us to read his mind! When I got thrown backwards and couldn't sit up and he was fussing at us, I laughed so hard it was impossible to regain composure! When we went down in double duckies me and Emily took forever to learn how to work together, but we got the hang of it.
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| After 4+ hours in the car we have arrived! |
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| The Burnette girls conquer the river! |
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| Before I laid down on the job! |
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| As I am laying down on the job! |
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| Before Abigail and Brandon hit! |
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| What a good action shot! |
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| Fun times! |
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| I thought we were going over! |
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| Abigail's "Gosh this is cold water" look |
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| Here we are goofing off when we should be paddling! |
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| Riverside Lunch Break! |
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| Abigail styling her wetsuit before kayak trip |
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| Burnette's Post Kayak picture |
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| Steak and baked potato supper on the deck! |
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| From the firepit area. Note Abigail up on porch! |
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| Trying to get a fire started for S'Mores |
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| Abigail enjoying her hot tub time |
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| The Tail of the Dragon statue |
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| The "Tree of Shame" When someone loses a part on the Tail of the Dragon, they nail it on here |
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