New Pickleball Recruits

Yesterday I played pickleball all day long.  As much as I love the sport, it is really hard for me to play for that long because I'm not in good enough shape to do it.  Why did I play that much then?  Because in the morning, I played with some of the regular players.

This is Carol, Austin, Lou and Buddy.

 I just met Carol and Lou.  I'm not sure how I just met them because they've known Austin and Nathan for years.  Or most likely almost two years since that is how long we've been full timers.  Buddy is someone I briefly met last year.  This year I was able to get to know him better.  I can't believe I missed not knowing Buddy better last winter because he is the best.  He has a great smile, a great laugh and a great attitude towards life.  He's pure sunshine.  As much as I adore Buddy, he is not why I played all day long though.

This guy was:

That is Connor.  He is one of our new pickleball recruits.  He's about ten years old and he already plays almost as good as me.  He rocks.

Then there is this guy:

That's Kelby.  He's twelve and he was the first in the family to be sucked into the world of pickleball.  He's awesome after only one day of playing.  And he's really fun to play with.  He's definitely worth playing past my physical comfort level!

Of course if they play, then Dad has to join in the fun. 

Vern is not only great at the game already, he is one of the most entertaining people I've ever watched play.  He dives, he spins, he runs in circles, and moves his feet like a skilled dancer.  You just have to see it in person.  In the meantime though, this gives you a taste of it:

I love it when we have new recruits.  It is so much fun to play with them.  Especially when they are as cool as these particular recruits.

Living the life in Florida!