Baseball Season

I enjoyed a women's conference at church while the boys grilled hot dogs for dinner with Dad

Rookie Baseball season is here!

Play ball!

It was a beautiful morning for baseball

Liam played catcher

Catcher

And Liam pitched.  He loved the pitching part and was actually pretty good at it too!

Baseball practice before our first game

Aiden is playing baseball as well

Have you ever seen a league put first names on the t-shirt/jersey?

Luke at bat

Baseball season has arrived for us.  We didn't play baseball last year so we are a bit rusty, but hoping that some of the talent from our cousins Zach and Seth will somehow rub off on us.  Maybe not, but the boys are banking on it.  Luke and Liam last played baseball the summer after first grade so things have changed a lot with their size, speed, agility, coordination, and strength.  Aiden has only played t-ball in the past, so this is his first experience with coach pitch baseball.

Aiden is #8 this year and playing on "The Crushers."  He has several buddies on his team including the older brother of Finn's best buddy, Max.  This is a bonus for Finn because he has a friend to play with at the games.  Luke is #9 and Liam is #5 and their team is the "White Lightning."  They too, have several buddies on their team from hockey and school so it is a lot of fun.

The only downside to baseball right now is that it overlaps with the end of our spring hockey so I find myself praying for rain on occasion.  Its actually really fun to watch them play baseball, but it makes for a tricky schedule when so much overlaps.  We only have two weeks left of hockey and then we will be taking a break over the summer so we are reaching the end of the tunnel, thankfully.  In the meantime, we often eat dinner in the car and do our homework at the hockey rink or baseball field, if needed.