T-Ball, a first for our family...

Since we had tried Soccer in the fall and it didn't really seemed to be "it" for Grace I thought we'd try something else in the Spring.  So enter the YMCA T-ball league...

We signed up, showed up and are now a shirt-wearing, mitt-toting, ball-throwing member of the Lime Green Team.  

Our first practice was interesting as we did not have a glove yet. Thankfully on

e of the kids' moms had brought extra and Owen was gracious enough to let her lend it to Gracie.  

So in the rain, on the muddy field we had our first T-ball exper

ience. 

After it was all said and done the coach said he already spotted a star on the team, Gracie

 would make a great infielder since she let no ball go past her and even beat some of the much bigger boys to the ball. She also can throw quite a bit better than most of the kids on the team.  She's been walking around glowing ever since and when you ask how T-ball went she says: "I'm the star!"  Too cute!

There's been no looking back since...we immediately planned a trip into town and acquired a new, shiny pink baseball glove including a pink 

matching ball. With only two practices (we missed one due to our family weekend getaway to the islands!) we had our very first game this weekend.  

I couldn't believe how many people showed up and even 

grandparents, dogs and extended family were there with lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets. 

We ended up playing against one of our friend's daughter's team, Taite. She is also four, but stands 

almost two heads taller than Grace.  It was a lot of fun to see the girls, their baby brother, and of course their parents, Simon & Beka. 

Since it's a YMCA league they don't actually keep score, have outs or such.  Everyone gets a turn at bat and it was quite interesting to see the different reactions and interpretations of the kids.  Some ran to the wrong base, others didn't run at all, one kid turned right around after touching first base and went back to home plate...you never knew what would happen. Martin said it seemed like every kid needed a one-on-one coach...