Too Much?

So, last night my family and I went to see my nephew, Matthew, play his 2nd to last all-star game. He is on the 9 and 10 year old team for San Carlos and they will be playing for the championship tonight.

I was amazed at the excitement in the air. The fans were yelling, the moms and grandmas had on their "team shirts" and photo buttons, heck the game was even being streamed live over the Internet for the "out-of-town friends and family". It was a major deal!

As we drove home, I couldn't help but ask, why? They are 9 and 10 year olds. Is it really that big of a deal? Are we making too much out of it?

It was then that my voice of reason (Andy) snapped me back into reality (aka Motherhood). "Look at this the way their moms would, their kids are doing something really cool and are doing it well."

He was right, it wasn't too much if you were their mom, dad, grandma, etc. After all, I've been known to announce to the whole fire station that Sam was using the "big girl potty" and take her on a mani/pedi day for it. Or march Lanie around the house on my hip for her failed attempts at walking. (yes, in our house, even a failure is an reason to cheer)

I don't think celebrating you or your kid's achievements (however big or small in life) can ever be too much.

Now, if I could only figure out how to make those photo buttons...