a banner of a morning!

This morning, little league players near and far assembled for the annual kick-off parade and baseball celebration in our community.  It was a sea of tiny baseball pants and hats, holding their banners with pride and marching with excitement thru the streets of Ashburn.

This is our first Dulles Little League event, as Dylan has never played baseball and Logan is just old enough to join for the first time this spring.  The Washington National's team mascot was there, as well as Fetch, the mascot from the Loudoun Hounds.  The parade ended at, where else, a baseball field where they turned the parking lot into a carnival where people stood shoulder to shoulder lined up for moonbounces and food and freebies.  It wasn't the warmest of days so we didn't stay super long.

But, we did win the banner contest! Andrew volunteered to make our Blue Claws team banner, and we won the contest for our division!  The prize is $150 gift card to a local restaurant, so now our end-of-the year party will be partially funded.  Sweet!  There were some really great homemade team banners out there today, so we were excited to win!

Now onto Phase 2 of the day.  Hosting Dylan's first ever sleepover to celebrate his upcoming 8th birthday!