WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:02.207 I've been playing baseball since I was 00:02.207 --> 00:04.330 about three years old . Even in the T 00:04.330 --> 00:06.386 ball stage , baseball just seemed to 00:06.386 --> 00:08.970 click for me . Sometimes it can be hard , 00:08.980 --> 00:11.950 but when I start playing all the fears 00:11.960 --> 00:15.650 go away and it's just satisfying . I 00:15.660 --> 00:17.716 love being out on the field and just 00:17.716 --> 00:19.716 being in that dirt . There you go . 00:19.840 --> 00:22.250 Baseball is a team sport and you can't 00:22.250 --> 00:24.083 win again by yourself . You need 00:24.083 --> 00:26.083 everyone on your team to be able to 00:26.083 --> 00:28.630 back you up both physically and 00:28.630 --> 00:30.870 mentally , which is the same with real 00:30.870 --> 00:33.180 life . I love my family for example and 00:33.180 --> 00:35.402 I don't know what I'd do without them . 00:35.402 --> 00:37.569 They help me physically and mentally . 00:37.569 --> 00:40.740 I started getting really bad migraines 00:40.740 --> 00:44.180 about three years ago And Josh had to 00:44.180 --> 00:46.680 step up at that point , his dad was 00:46.680 --> 00:49.770 working 24 hour crew manning shifts . 00:49.780 --> 00:52.770 It was my job to take care of the kids 00:52.770 --> 00:55.040 and to overall kind of run the house 00:55.040 --> 00:57.600 for a really long time . He helped us 00:58.840 --> 01:02.840 do what we're supposed to do . He helps 01:02.850 --> 01:06.420 organize the chores by telling 01:06.420 --> 01:09.170 people what chores they're gonna do . 01:09.640 --> 01:13.210 He learned how to step in to take care 01:13.210 --> 01:15.990 of me when I was in those painful 01:15.990 --> 01:17.934 situations and to take care of his 01:17.934 --> 01:19.990 siblings . He learned how to run the 01:19.990 --> 01:22.101 house if you will when I was down and 01:22.101 --> 01:23.934 his dad was gone and that hasn't 01:23.934 --> 01:26.320 stopped me helping around the house 01:26.730 --> 01:29.020 allows my dad to be able to do his job 01:29.020 --> 01:32.080 at work . That adds into the respective 01:32.080 --> 01:34.490 of a team . My husband came to me and 01:34.490 --> 01:36.601 said , Hey , there's this opportunity 01:36.601 --> 01:38.657 for military Child of the Year award 01:38.657 --> 01:40.768 and I really think we should nominate 01:40.768 --> 01:42.768 josh . And so I helped put together 01:42.768 --> 01:45.620 this package . And honestly it got me 01:45.630 --> 01:48.250 thinking a little bit deeper about what 01:48.260 --> 01:51.040 josh does . Mom surprised me After 01:51.040 --> 01:53.860 school , mom calls us all 01:53.860 --> 01:57.430 downstairs to the kitchen And then she 01:57.430 --> 01:59.830 went in the basement and brought out 11 02:00.410 --> 02:03.820 with a banner , had space force 02:03.820 --> 02:06.070 things . It said congratulations , 02:06.070 --> 02:07.903 military child of the year award 02:07.903 --> 02:09.792 recipient for 2021 . And I really 02:09.792 --> 02:11.792 didn't know what to say in my dad's 02:11.792 --> 02:13.848 words , especially , he just said we 02:13.848 --> 02:16.014 need more reaction than that because I 02:16.014 --> 02:18.014 didn't really say anything . And so 02:18.840 --> 02:22.080 that's it . We kind of figured it 02:22.080 --> 02:25.910 out . Yeah . When that happened , why 02:25.910 --> 02:27.110 are you eating your 02:27.110 --> 02:30.260 pants ? 02:31.340 --> 02:33.800 My siblings helped me become the person 02:33.800 --> 02:36.640 I am . If they weren't around during my 02:36.640 --> 02:39.880 mom's migraines and stuff , I'd just be 02:39.880 --> 02:41.936 laying on my bed watching Youtube or 02:41.936 --> 02:43.824 something because I have no other 02:43.824 --> 02:45.880 responsibilities . Can play baseball 02:45.880 --> 02:47.936 with him and I play catch and then I 02:47.936 --> 02:49.936 hit some balls with him . One thing 02:49.936 --> 02:52.740 he's hilarious . What kind of stuff 02:52.750 --> 02:54.528 does he do ? That's hilarious . 02:55.160 --> 02:58.360 Everything . Yeah , he rustles . 02:59.140 --> 03:03.130 Yeah . That's one thing he has 03:03.130 --> 03:06.090 learned to be a part of a team . He has 03:06.090 --> 03:08.257 learned that it's not just about him . 03:08.257 --> 03:11.820 There is no , i it is what we are all 03:11.820 --> 03:13.931 doing to support each other , to help 03:13.931 --> 03:15.987 each other along . And those are the 03:15.987 --> 03:17.876 lessons that he's learned through 03:17.876 --> 03:19.987 baseball . He's out there serving the 03:19.987 --> 03:21.987 community on a regular basis . He's 03:21.987 --> 03:24.320 leading in various different capacities . 03:24.320 --> 03:26.487 It is something that brings a big grin 03:26.487 --> 03:28.709 on my face . I have a great pride in my 03:28.709 --> 03:30.987 son . Not only has he the first winner , 03:30.987 --> 03:32.820 he is the youngest winner in the 03:32.820 --> 03:34.431 history of this award . He's 03:34.431 --> 03:36.431 representing not only himself , but 03:36.431 --> 03:38.764 he's representing all of those families , 03:38.764 --> 03:40.950 all of those kids , um , that 03:40.960 --> 03:43.850 contribute in a large fashion 03:44.440 --> 03:47.760 to making us successful . Because when 03:47.760 --> 03:50.330 all of a sudden done , I I don't care 03:50.330 --> 03:53.170 who you are . There is no success that 03:53.170 --> 03:55.990 can be had if we're distracted by those 03:55.990 --> 03:58.046 things at home and thinking that our 03:58.046 --> 04:00.770 families are not well , when we have 04:00.770 --> 04:04.090 that support behind us , great things 04:04.090 --> 04:06.146 are achievable and were able to keep 04:06.146 --> 04:08.420 our minds focused where they need to be 04:08.650 --> 04:11.320 receiving this reward . I can be the 04:11.320 --> 04:14.180 first one representing the space force 04:14.260 --> 04:16.316 and that helps give that space force 04:16.316 --> 04:19.840 recognition . And I can say with , no 04:19.840 --> 04:22.050 doubt in my mind , I am the proudest I 04:22.050 --> 04:25.840 could ever be to be part of that . Yeah .