Ball Games

This year the three kiddos decided they all wanted to play T-ball/softball.  That gave us 9 practices a week. It was INSANE!!  There was a time when the boys had practices next to a play ground, so Z would just go and play there while the boys were practicing.  JellyBean had practices in a different town about 5 minutes away so that way they could practice more during the week.  That was definitely a bittersweet thing.

Anyway- Here is Chunk on the way to the first game!  He was really excited and did well all season!

He did decided that by the end of the season that even though he could run fast like Iron Man flies- he likes soccer more- "T-ball gets boring".

Now this little Monkey was soooooooo past excited to play when he had to miss because of sickness or rain- he was devastated.  World crumbling to bits devastated.  It was really fun to watch him play.

And no worries- he would only tackle his own teammates to get the ball the first few times.  It took him a bit to realize if the ball went to someone else on his team, he shouldn't tackle them- he should let them get the ball and wait for the ball to be hit in his direction.  Oh- and when the coach put the ball on the tee, she put it so the little 'blue man' was where they would hit.  So after every time he hit the ball- he would run to first yelling "I HIT DUH MAND!!!  I HIT DUH MAND!!!!"  So cute! 

JellyBean has had a good year.  She always was so optimistic and  sweet.  (Shocker right?)  Needless to say her team didn't have the strongest of seasons.  I think it was slightly discouraging for some of them.  

While the girls were out on the field one time, it was really cute to look in the dugout and see all the helmets lined up waiting to be used. 

Honestly the kids had a great year.  When the games started we had 6 games a week and JellyBean had one practice (not to mention we still have ballet practice).  It was so busy.  It was crazy.  I secretly (along with some of the other parents) wished that it would rain on Mondays and Thursdays so the games would be cancelled.  It only happened a few times.  It sure made us truly treasure the time that we could spend together.  The days we did get rained out or we didn't have practices- those 3 kids were in a room playing so nicely together that is was so sweet to see they had missed each other.

They had fun.

They learned.

They made new friends.

The season was a success!