The Many Faces of Claudia (image heavy!)

480sparky

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Claudia is the 9.99726-year-old granddaughter of my next door neighbor. This year (she will be 10 tomorrow!) she decided to follow her mother's footsteps and start playing softball. This afternoon was their first game. Naturally, I was invited to take some photos.

To give you a little heads-up, Claudia is an exceedingly expressive girl. She also can ham it up when she knows a camera is aimed her way.

Now that you've been warned, here's the 'keepers' from this afternoon's game:

Warming up:
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First at-bat, hit the first pitch and made it safe to first:
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Playing center field:
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Playing second base:
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Needs a little work on her stance:
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Playing second base:
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Playing center field:
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Made contact on the second time at bat:
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Third at-bat:
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Safe at first again:
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Did I hit it?!?!?!
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Got hit in the back with the ball thrown by the pitcher, running to first:
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That's the way to play!...CONCENTRATE!:
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On way to first base again!
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Caught a bit of it..... and it bounced back up a fair ball!
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And, of course, sometimes she has a hard time paying attention, especially playing defense (here in center field).
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She now has a new nickname: Cla-la-la-laudi.
 
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