first game!

Logan had his first ever t-ball game tonight. The Blue Claws were warmed up and ready to go.  You could feel how excited all the boys were.   And with 13 four and five year old boys on the team, that's a lot of excitement!  Its also very exciting he'll go to kindergarten with all of these kids in the fall...they'll all go to our school.

The field was plenty muddy enough to break in those fresh, new white baseball pants, and the boys loved it.  Logan did really well.  He focused while in his outfield positions, and he whacked the ball the two times he got to bat.

I think its really funny they rotate thru the whole team every inning, so every child gets a turn to bat.  Also, there are no outs.  I guess it makes easing into the world of baseball a little easier for these little guys.  Our whole team did really well... there were no tears.  Just smiles and high fives with a little help from the coaches, they even all ran to the correct bases in the right order.  A success!

I was really proud of Logan.   He sat still on the bench in the dug out waiting for his turn, and he didn't even pick a single piece of grass in the outfield.  He dove for the ball a couple of times when he played pitcher position, too.  Impressive someone so young can focus as well as he can during sports.  At home when its time to listen to me, well, that can be a whole other story.  But he really gets this whole baseball thing.  Its a lot to remember - which hat to wear, not to throw your bat, what order to run the bases, playing the outfield, catching the ball and where to throw it once you catch it...  a lot of stuff going on out there!

Way to go Logan!