T-Ball

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Mason has moved on from soccer to t-ball.  It is going so much better and we are all so much happier!!  Nick is getting to coach along with 8 other dads and they all have their hands full!  Their team is the Athletics and Mason is #7.

Their first game was on a chilly morning and it could not have been more perfect.  I made our family matching shirts the night before and everyone but Madi loved them.  She screamed all the way across town because I made her wear pants and a t-shirt and she wanted a dress! When we finally got there and she got to visit with everyone her wardrobe was ok.

I had to post them both! The top is typical and this one is uncommon!!

We also had team pictures that morning and knowing a 3year olds attention span I bribed the kids with donuts if they would cooperate before the game.  Once on the field all of the players lined up to say a prayer and the pledge, yes Mason chose to wear his hat that way!!

The game was so much fun to watch, they would go up to bat (hit the ball off the t), then they would attempt to run to first base where we had a dad to pull up their pants and tuck in their shirts (apparently x-small is still a little big for them), once the next kid hit the ball the runners would advance.  Every player got to bat and run all of the bases every time.

 

Outfield was a bit more challenging.  When the opposing team hit the ball all of our players would run for it, half of them missing it or getting side tracked along the way.  The dads wound up doing most of the work and just putting the ball in a glove!

It was a mess but so much fun.  I think all of the kids had a blast and I am already planning the end of season baseball pool party here!! (I could really get used to being the coaches wife!!)