First T-Ball Practice EVER!

Tonight was Chris's first ever T-ball practice! It went pretty well considering he had never done anything like that before! :) At first the coach had them practice throwing the ball back and forth with another kid and Chris is fortunate enough to be on a team with two kiddos from his preschool class. He and his friend buddied up to play catch and they had a great time throwing the ball to each other and everywhere else around them!



Then they went ahead and started playing on the field and batting. Chris had a blast! He doesn't quite get the rules yet but we are definitely on the right track. He got to play on first base and in the pitcher's spot tonight while other kids covered second, third and shortstop. Everyone got a chance to practice batting and playing a couple of positions. Here are some pictures from practice...



Chris getting ready to throw the ball to another teammate: Chris's coach showed him how to stand and hold the bat before he actually got to hit the ball!

After a while, one gets tired of standing up! Chris did end up picking some weeds while things were going on around him...including a ball coming for him and him not even realizing it!

Fielding another ball...

While all of this was going on, Daniel got to play outside with some friends of his whose older brothers and sisters were playing t-ball! Daniel thought this was the best part of the night! He saw some kids from his babysitter's and from our neighborhood but he really enjoyed just running from daddy!

We have another practice tomorrow night and then games every Tuesday and Thursday for the next 4-5 weeks (I will have to look at the schedule to know for sure!). They think the best way to learn to play t-ball is to actually play and Chris is very excited about this! They play 4 innings or for an hour, no kids are tagged out, everyone gets a chance to bat and the kids all get a chance to play in different positions. It seems like it will be a great ball season for us (as long as there are weeds in the field, Chris will be happy!) I will get more pictures up once they get their shirts and the games begin!