Baseball & Easter

So our baseball season is well under way. Both Caleb & Joel are playing (Christian didn't want to and that is a good thing because I don't know that we could have done three at the same time). This is Joel's first season ever to play baseball so he is in coach pitch/tball. Caleb has played before and he is in a modified kid pitch - where if the kid pitcher walks you then a coach comes in and finishes pitching.

Opening weekend they both had games and team pictures. Craig missed Caleb's game because it coincided with Joel's pictures. I made most of Caleb's game and then drove over for Joel's game. My mom and dad stayed at Caleb's game until it ended and then brought him to me.

Caleb has only played one game so far (he plays again this Wednesday night) and he had a really good game. It was very cold that morning but like most kids he didn't seem to mind. He popped up to the pitcher both times at bat which made him really upset. But considering the majority of the players didn't even get a hit I tried to encourage him. He played outfield the whole game and made some great back up stops. They were winning 2-0 with 1 minute left on the time (they played 65 minute games) and although they were home team because there was a minute left they had to go ahead and let the other team bat. Well you guessed it the other team scored 2 runs and we ended up ending the game in a tie. (I don't know why but all of the pictures I took of Caleb is batting - none fielding but here is some of him hitting).

Joel has played 2 games. His first game the very first inning he played pitcher. He had a blast and through out 2 batters to first base. He was so excited about getting those outs. He would jump up and down, throw his fist in the air AND high five the other team's coach who was on the mound with him! The next inning he played in the outfield where he dug in the dirt! The third inning had him back at short stop but he didn't get any action. He hit the ball and got on base both times. This past Wednesday night he played his 2nd game. They started him out at 1st base where he caught all 3 balls for all 3 outs. Craig said he was PUMPED. The next inning he was back at short stop with no action. The third inning he was once again on the pitchers mound. He kept throwing the ball to the first baseman who kept missing the ball. Finally the 4th ball Joel caught he just ran the runner down and tagged him out before he got to first base. (They are not supposed to tag the runner out they are supposed to throw the ball to get them out). So Joel's coach came over to talk to him about throwing the ball rather than tagging the runner out. Joel explained to the coach that if the boy on first base would catch the ball he would throw it but since he kept missing the ball he needed to tag the guy out - YIKES. The coach explained to him again that he needed to throw the kid out but Joel obeyed but didn't agree with his reasoning. Two days later he was still talking about the issue! (Pictures of Joel are at pitcher and hitting).

We didn't have any games this weekend due to Easter. We had a real laid back weekend which was nice. The boys had a great time at church with an Easter egg hunt and a petting zoo. It was storming Easter morning but by the afternoon it was a really pretty day to celebrate what Jesus did for us!