Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Batter up!


Blake started playing t-ball this Fall. We actually felt bad because he's been a HUGE baseball fan for over a year now, and we only told him this summer that he could play. Before that, he thought it was only a professional sport. He has loved his first season, and he's showing some talent for his daddy's favorite sport. He was upset at his first game because his socks weren't long enough to tuck his pants into, like Hunter Pence (one of his favorite Astros players). I love to watch him standing on first just itching for that ball to come his way. I see many, many more ball games in our future, and I'm surprised to say that I'm excited about it.
Even though the pitcher doesn't actually pitch in t-ball (they're supposed to just mime it), Blake gives the full wind-up:





On third, getting a little coaching from Coach Jeff: