The Parrillo Family

Eloise is taking on the challenge of playing softball for the first time this Spring.  Her team, called "Team Dynamite" is full of young ladies from St. Mary's (her school), so she has a good level of comfort with her teammates.  She seems to have taken to the sport and with her new mit and practice tee, she has gotten the hang of catching and throwing and even doing some hitting.  (She loves her new gear, that's for sure! Check her out above.  Measuring up her swing first...then hitting the ball right into her target.  First game is this weekend, so exciting times ahead.  I'm really glad that she's enjoying playing some team sports and that some of her friends are encouraging her to take some risks be on the team.

This past week, Eloise wrapped up her first season of organized sports by playing on her basketball team.  The team was 10 kids all from her school at St. Mary's.  We played in the Downers Grove Park District league, where they attempt to organize the teams by grade school. And...I was the coach!  Yep.  First time ever being a coach for my own kids and I had a blast. We practiced every week and had a game every Saturday for the past 10 weeks.  How did we do?  Well....I had a TON of fun.  And so did the kids. Did we win?  Well...no.  Unfortunately, we didn't.  Like, not even a single game.  Seriously.  O-for.   You might say:   Zero.Point.Zero .  (Heckuva coach, right?) But that doesn't matter. This was, for most kids, the first time playing a team sport.   If you look back at the family blog, you'll find this post featuring Eloise playing basketball for the first time four years ago ! Each of...