COOPERSTOWN-FIRST DAY PICS

DISNEY WORLD FOR BASEBALL PLAYERS

I'LL START OFF WITH THE DORMS THE BOYS AND COACHES STAYED IN:

JOHNNY'S TEAM DORM

JOHN AND JOHNNY AT THEIR DORM

NEXT, THE SCENERY.  IT WAS GORGEOUS.  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ROLLING HILLS I HAVE EVER SEEN. HERE ARE THE BATTING CAGES IN FRONT OF THE DORMS.  YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE FIELDS IN THE BACKGROUND.  THERE WERE 17 FIELDS IN ALL.

NEXT ARE SOME PICTURES OF JOHNNY IN ACTION.  ALL THE TEAMS HAD A COMPETITION TO SEE WHO COULD THROW THE BALL THE FASTEST AROUND THE BASES.  THEY CALLED IT "AROUND THE HORN".  OUR KIDS TOOK 6TH PLACE OUT OF 103 TEAMS.

HERE THEY ARE WAITING FOR THEIR TURN ON THE FIELD

JOHNNY HAD A PERFECT THROW HERE..

NEXT ARE SOME PICS OF THE OPENING CEREMONIES.  THEY WERE REALLY FUN.  THERE WERE EVEN 3 SKY DIVERS THAT DROPED DOWN FROM A PLANE AND LANDED ON THE FIELD.

HERE THEY ARE MARCHING IN DREAMS PARK W/ THE OTHER TEAMS.  ALL THE TEAMS PLAYING IN COOPERSTOWN HAD RED SHIRTS/BLUE HATS OR BLUE SHIRTS WITH RED HATS.  IT SYMBOLIZED PARTRIOTISM.  THEY WERE GIVEN THE UNIFORMS, HATS AND JACKETS AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVED.  JOHN GOT THE SAME THINGS TOO!

HERE IS JUST A PIC OF THE CROWD IN OPENING CEREMONIES AND MORE KIDS MARCHING IN.

THIS IS THE TEAM GETTING READY FOR THEIR GROUP PHOTO.  JOHNNY IS #8

JOHNNY TAKING A BREAK BETWEEN COMPETITIONS....

HIS PIN COLLECTION.  THE KIDS TRADED PINS WITH OTHER TEAMS..

LASTLY, THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME.  IT WAS AWESOME!!

HERE HE IS WITH HIS BUDDY MATTHEW

HAD ALOT MORE PICS BUT NOT TO BORE YOU.

TODAY WAS ALL THE COMPETITIONS..THE FASTEST BASE RUNNER, THE MOST HOME RUNS OUT OF 12 SWINGS, THE GOLDEN ARM AWARD-WHO COULD THROW THE FARTHEST AND HIT A BULLS EYE ON A WALL, AND AROUND THE HORN COMPETITION THAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT BEFORE.  IT WAS REALLY, REALLY FUN.  TOMORROW THEY HAVE 2 GAMES- ONE AT 11 AND ONE AT 4.  I'LL BE ADDING MORE PICS!  TALK SOON!!