T-Ball

Sunday morning was the first day of tball for big guy.  Hubs and I are really making a concerted effort to get him involved in group sports activities.  Not only for the cuteness of seeing him play sports, but also for those really important reasons... sportsmanship, playing on a team, learning about winning and losing, having fun, trying, exercise, meeting new people, etc.  Big guy did three saturdays of basketball in March and it had mixed results.  While he undeniably like playing the sports with hubs, he is more hesitant with a larger group.

Thus the tball adventure, where hubs can take him every sunday morning and make it fun every other day of the week.  Little man and I were going to go too, but it was like 38 degrees sunday morning at 8:20, when his team was out practicing!  So, they were on their own.  Little man took an epic nap instead.  I wasn't complaining!

Hubs called big guy's team the all star team because out of the 20 teams, theirs was the only one practicing before game time at 9:00.  They worked on hitting, bat safety (hubs was excited for this one), catching, and throwing.  Also, they got their orange tshirts and hats.  Both very fine quality.  Big guy did a good job of joining in and trying, which is really all we ask of him with these sports, oh, and having fun!

The game began at 9:00 and hubs kept me up to date with the play by play.  Big guy got a hit his first time up at bat- a single!  And then eventually made his way around the bases to bring in a run.  The second time he also got a hit, but then got himself out when the first baseman didn't pick up the ball and big guy being the helpful young man he is, brought it over to him!  This story was told in a phone call where hubs was laughing so hard it had to be re-told when they got home.  Fielding was up and down.  Big guy was put in as short stop and did a good job when the ball came at him.  Grounders mostly.  However, his spirits dipped when others were out doing stuff with the ball.  This is really what we are attempting to work on, controlling and keeping emotions more even! Big guy is a sensitive guy.  All in all, big guy told me that he had a lot of fun and I'm hopeful that the weather will be a little warmer soon so I can come see, too!