Summer Vacation

As people do in the Summer, most of our friends have already taken their vacations, if they haven't they are preparing to do so very quickly. A couple of our friends are going to the sandy beaches of Destin, Florida. One friend is boarding a ship on Friday for an Alaskan Cruise. My sister-in-law and her husband are doing a "grown-ups only" trip to New York City. As for us, we leave on Sunday for our Summer Vaca. We have decided to spend our time off in a remote area that is well off the beaten path, a place where many people have never heard of before, where the sunshine will be plentiful, and there is little to no chance of rain. Where is this isolated place I speak of...Muskogee, Oklahoma. I'm not kidding, so stop laughing, you know you're jealous.
Yes, Kyler's baseball team has earned a bid to the 9U USSSA World Series in beautiful Muskogee. For those of you who don't know where Muskogee (Musk-go-ge) is, it is approximately 50 miles Southeast of Tulsa in the middle of nowhere! Muskogee is famous for Merle Haggard's 1969 hit "Okie from Muskogee" and its annual Azalea Festival. How much fun could a place be that mixes old country music and flower tours together? According to Mr. Haggard, it's a place "where even squares can have a ball," well, we'll see.
Kyler and his teammates have worked so hard to earn this trip. For those of you who are stat minded, here is a few for you:

38-7 IN-CLASS RECORD (42-19 Overall Record)
4 CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES
4 SECOND PLACE TROPHIES
7 THIRD PLACE FINISHES
RUNNER-UP IN THE ARKANSAS STATE TOURNEY
2 ALL-STATE SHOWCASE PLAYERS
3 ARKANSAS STATE ALL-TOURNEY PLAYERS
Ranked #1 in Arkansas out of 33 teams (Power and Points)
Ranked #4 in the U.S. out of 900 teams (Points)

Ranked #32 in the U.S. out of 900 teams (Power)

FOR ONE WEEK (May 1, 2008) RANKED #1 in the country in Power Ranking

One last stat, Kevin and I have been at every tournament, every game, and we won't miss this one either, even if that means we get to spend our vacation in the Oklahoma Sun instead of the Florida Sand!