Softball...

Last Saturday was the big kick-off party for the spring season of softball. The day was sunny but the wind was blowing making the air a little chilly. The nip in the air did nothing to subdue the excitement in Lorien and her fellow Blue Birds. The teams marched around the main field in a parade while Sammy the Shark (of the San Jose Sharks) and Lou Seal (of the San Francisco Giants) passed out new softballs. There was a bounce house, bounce slide, BBQ and huge speakers blasting out the soundtrack for the afternoon. Only the sweetest hip-hop tunes would be tolerated, like the 1999 classic "Mambo #5" and Aly & AJ's "Potential Break-up Song". If you don't think I went straight home and added those little gems to my i-tunes you are sadly mistaken my friend. Below are some picts. from the day.

Oh, did I mention Sammy the Shark is the mascot for an Ice hockey team? Was he a bit out of place? Yes. Was he less loved by the girls? No. Did he win the home run derby? Yes...for an ice skating-stuffed-shark, he knocked the stuffed-pants off Lou Seal, oh wait, Lou was never wearing pants.

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