T-Ball 2014

Luke completed his second year of t-ball in mid-June!  It was another fun season and you can definitely see improvement!  And as always, it is very entertaining for the parents!

It was a very hot day for the last game of the season!

















We still have the end of the year picnic coming up in a few weeks!

And since then, Luke has really been all about playing baseball at home!

Friday night, he insisted on a night game in the front yard.  We went out at about 8:15 and cheered him on!  Complete with "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch!  Notice the small lantern behind Luke - that was the stadium lights :)



And then on Saturday morning, he told us his doubleheader was cancelled because of the rain we were getting so Wally set up a batting cage for Luke in the garage!

Opening Day!

We had already played one game, but last Saturday was officially opening day for baseball and softball in our town. 

It all kicked off with a parade!



Luke was the only one that wouldn't put any black stuff under his eyes!







Paige and I saw the parade 4 times because we would cut through the alleys so that means 4x's the candy! She was in heaven!







And I think Luke enjoyed himself!







We headed to see some of Daddy's game after the parade and then we headed back for Luke's game!

(He's in the middle of the field with his hands on his knees.)






Luke actually had a really good game that day!  He even made an out - even though the kids had no clue :)



And Daddy made it just in time to see Luke's last at bat and it was his best one of the day! Luke was so happy!

We then spent the next 3 hours outside, which meant we were basically outside all day from 7:15 AM until 6:30 PM except for lunch. The kids were filthy and exhausted, but it was so much fun and it meant that the inside of my house was still clean (yes!)!

T-Ball Time

Luke started t-ball practices in early April!  The weather wasn't the best, but the kids were troopers!







Finally it was time for his first game!  We got prepared with some pictures in the backyard :)



Ready position!









Love these two!



This one has a lot of attitude!









And then as we were driving to the game, it started to get very dark and we saw some lightning in the distance. We tried to start the game with the hope that the storm would blow right over us, but...it didn't! We headed to the car to wait it out for a bit!



They finally called it so the team headed for ice cream - what else would you do if your game was cancelled?!?!

End of T-Ball {2013}

Last Saturday, we had Luke's "end of the baseball season" cookout.  It was actually very nice and held out at the Monee Reservoir.  They had a jumpy and face painting for the kids.  I have to admit though, this event was much better organized than the actual t-ball season - it was definitely a learning experience for us!

In any case, the kids had fun and Luke was awarded his very first trophy.  He has had one of Wally's old trophies sitting by his bed for probably a year now, but it has now been replaced by one of his very own.  While it's not just about trophies all the time, you have to admit it is fun to get one - especially your very first one with your name on it!

We aren't usually "skull" people, but this is what Luke wanted!



While Miss Paige got a strawberry!













It was a good first year of t-ball and Luke enjoyed himself, which is the most important thing!

Opening Day Parade & Game

Are you tired of the baseball posts yet??? :)

While it wasn't technically "opening day" for Luke since he did already have one game, last Saturday was the official kickoff for baseball season in our town.

We were up bright and early to help decorate for the parade.







I always know Luke is having fun and excited, but you wouldn't be able to tell from his face.  He is very serious and just takes it all in when it comes to this kind of stuff.



Parade time!



Paige was a little nervous with all of the sirens. She wouldn't get out of her stroller to get the candy. She would just point at the candy she wanted me to pick up for her - ha!



Here come the Brewers!







We were able to make it through a couple of alleys to see them come by three more times - the bonus of a small town!





After the parade it was game time for Luke! 

Ms. "I can do it myself" carrying her own lawn chair (which she doesn't even sit in most of the time).



My little tomboy!



We were outside for 4 hours already by the time noon rolled around and we had Fiona's 1st birthday party that afternoon - these kids were troopers!