PLAY BALL!!!

Arlo has been wanting to play on a team sport since gymnastics.  In fact he quit gymnastics because he wanted to play soccer.  And for his birthday last year, we bought him a soccer ball that he would need to play on a league.  But has he played soccer yet? NOPE!!!!  I do not know if I just look in the wrong places or what, but everything that I found would be way to expensive.  So I gave up looking for a while, then he started at crossroads preschool and a few months ago I started getting emails from other moms and dads about the upcoming t-ball league, asking for kids to join their child's team.  I talked with Tim and Arlo and they both agreed that we would wait for soccer and join T-ball for now.  And so... NOW, I would like to present Arlo in his first team sport game ever!!!!

Waiting to hit

Still waiting (he is number 12 on the team and they bat in number order)

SWING batter, batter...

HIT!!!!  See that ball?

RUN!!!!

RUN!!!!

RUN!!!

Sliding into home:-)  (It is more like falling into home, I do not even know where he learned about sliding, but he does it every time he comes to home plate!)

The first team Arlo played, was against 2 of his best friends from school.  It made his first game that much better.  

Can you tell how serious he is out there????  He is posing for the picture:-)

Coach had to come over to him a few times to get him back into ready position.  I don't think he ran for a ball once.

Another Pose...  He was happier this time because on the 2nd time to bat he got to go first instead of last.

Another great hit!

Another great run!

Can you tell how serious they take the game...  the 1st baseman has the ball and Arlo was still safe.

This is Arlo's cousin/best friend Grady who joined the team with Arlo.

I had to get one more of those sliding pictures in... too funny!

He has picked up baseball so quick!  I am so proud of him and it is so much fun to watch him learn and grow!  He is such a great kid and I love him.

This league is a fun league.  It is coach pitch for the first 5 balls and then they hit from the tee.  There are 2 innings to each game and with each inning everybody bats, everybody makes it to base and everybody makes it home.  And when the team is on the field, everybody is on the field.  

Our team is the Athletics.  And you might have noticed that Arlo is not wearing a uniform.  Well the story is long and frustrating but the bottom line is, that they did not make enough and so Arlo did not get one.  They are making him one, and hopefully we will have it for game #3, but until then, no uniform.

Last, but not least... here is a picture of my Towen boy!  He is such a good sport when we go to practice and games.  He plays so good and does not complain about having to sit and watch his brother.  He is a good boy and I love him too!!!!!!