Today Ava Got a Mitt

We stumbled upon a little surprise for you at the grocery store today. 

A natural.

As we were walking through the aisles at Aldi, your mom came across children's baseball and softball mitts. Of course we had to pick one up for you. It'll be a few years before you can actually fit it on your tiny little hands, but the black and pink leather glove was too cute to pass up.

Your mom and I were athletes (and hopefully by the time you can read this, we still are!) and we hope you'll share the same passion for athletics that we do. We understand that parents run a fine line between teaching teamwork and a passion for sport and pushing their children too far and burning them out. If we ever push you too hard, tell us to back off. 

I often dream of you stepping to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with bases loaded and two outs, down three runs and jacking a home run out of the park to win the game. Much the same as your mom envisions you someday hitting the game winning three pointer and hearing the announcer say "Ava Waechter for threeeeeeee!" 

See what can be conjured up by simply finding a ball glove at the grocery store?