Pickle Ball

Last weekend we headed to St. George to visit my daddy and watch him play in a pickle ball tournament. If you don't know what pickle ball is, you should. It's a cross between regular tennis and table tennis where players use a paddle, wiffle ball and play on what looks like a modified tennis court. My dad has been playing this game for a few years now and has done really well. He is near the top in skill level and has won multiple medals most of which I believe are gold. He very rarely looses. Anyway, we have never seen him play and where we now live so close this was a perfect opportunity to cheer him on and support him in one of his passions.

 During the first game my Dad and his doubles partner, Bryce,
took a minute to get their groove on but once they found it they
were unstoppable winning game, after game, after game.

I'm sure having these cute cheerleaders helped.

 During this match the duo lost their first game, came back to win the 

second, and unfortunately didn't win the third. It was really close though.

The next match they played determined who would win the Bronze Medal 

and who would go on to play for the Gold and Silver Medals. They won!

The Gold/Silver Match was intense! Both teams played really well.

 

 

 It was a really close game and they ended up taking the Silver Medal. 

Braden put it really well saying, "well 2 is more than 1, so that's better!"

I am so glad we got to come and play for the day. It was a long day but so worth getting to cheer on one of our favorite people. Way to go DAD, we're so proud of you!