Spring T-Ball Season has started!

After having to cancel a few practices due to the NEVER ENDING WINTER,

We were all excited about warmer practices and our first game of the season! 

Here's a practice, that turned into a scrimmage with another team!

So much fun.  

and finally, our first game of the season! 

GO RED SOX! 

...please excuse the blurry, phone pictures, we were in a rush to get to the field on time as we were meeting Daddy at the ball park!

Love these boys!
Love being back at the ball park!
 

Fall Ball

We missed the first week of fall ball due to vacation,

but we had fun for the rest of the laid back season.

 

Matt was head coach for the first time this season,

he did a wonderful job, and we had a great assistant coach, and Team Mom as well.

I helped out a little bit but Jennifer was a rock star in the dug out.

All of the kids were huge sweet hearts,

and we really enjoyed spending time with them weekly!

 

 

 

Case's actual birthday fell on a Sunday this year, so we partied on Saturday,

then spent his birthday at the ball park.

Mommy drew some baseballs on oatmeal cream pies, and his cousin Avery found a baby snapping turtle in the creek while he was playing his game.

Oh, and he got the game ball on his birthday.

Pretty fun day for a 5 year old if you ask me!

 

...

 

All of the kids learned so much throughout this short season,

we had a great game to end the season,

all of the kids played so well!

 

Here they all are,

Team "Dragons"

after our very last game.

 

Cuties!

 

Matt had some amazing help from his Assistant Coach,

but also from the Dad's who volunteered every game as well.

We were sad to see the season end!

 

 

 

 



End of the Spring Season, Go Indians!

 We have had SO much fun this Spring/Summer in 4 yr old t-ball.

This was the first season Case got a "real" uniform,

and man, was he eating it up.

 

Matt assisted Coach Chris this season, we were blessed to have such a wonderful coach,

 and meeting more awesome baseball families this Spring.

 

 

I helped out with a few of the Team Mom duties,

it was wonderful being involved, and getting to know all of the sweet kids on Case's team.

 

One of my favorites was the night there was a worm in the dugout...

 

 

So stinkin' cute!

 

Even little Rhetter man got into a lot of the action,

he was a welcomed guest into the dug out every practice and game,

and he definitely thought he was part of the team. ;)

 

 

 

Although, he spent most of the games exploring the creek, woods and practice fields behind the t-ball field, followed closely behind by our neighbor and his buddy Joe. ;)

 

We were so sad to see the season come to and end,

we had an awesome team, and loved our weekly practices and games.

We all truly looked forward to each one.

 

 

We never have to drag him out of the house if we mention the word, "baseball."

 

The boy got 2 game balls this season,

you cannot even begin to put a price on the smile after each one.

Absolutely priceless.

 

 

 

Come on, fall ball!



First Spring T-Ball Game

After a few weeks of adorable t-ball practices, 

it was time for the real deal. 

First Game of the Spring Season. 

With "real" Indians gear, complete with his last name and number.

Oh man. 

Love this boy. 

Go Indians! 

This kid loves baseball. 

End Of The Season

Man, has this fall been fun. 

A beach trip, a new preschool, but one of the best things about this fall, hands down...

is that Case started t-ball. 

We have been dreaming about the days of tee ball.

Since Case was a teeny tiny little thing, he has loved throwing balls, and playing baseball. 

It started in church nursery, when they would tell us, when we picked up him up, 

that our kid seriously had an arm. 

Then he started playing baseball with our neighbors every summer. 

He started watching baseball with Daddy. 

We took him to a Legend's game, and he actually watched the game. 

At three years old he was clapping when they hit it, and "aww man"ed it when they struck out. 

He was one of the youngest on the team, but he proved right away that he was going to have fun. 

He absolutely loved it. 

He gave it his all. 

Every practice, every game. 

One Sunday, he was tagged out, but reached the base and felt he deserved to stay on base. 

Well, the coaches gently explained he was out, and to head on back to the dugout. 

Case has a melt down. 

A MELT DOWN. 

He cried in the dug out. 

He cried walking back to play outfield. 

He cried even after two Dad's and a coach tried to talk to him. 

He cried....Oh wait...the ball was coming toward him...

Case stopped crying. 

Got the ball. 

Threw it to first. 

Went back to his position. 

Kid you not, 

started crying again. 

Seriously, kid? 

Well, next time the teams switched, he shook it off and dropped his attitude. 

He actually got the game ball that night. 

Coach said it was because even though he had a melt down, 

he came back to the game with a great attitude. 

After he got the game ball that day, I was a little worried he would think

if he threw a fit, then stopped he would get a game ball every time! Ha!! 

...

The season flew by, as the last game on Sunday approached, 

we couldn't believe how fast the season flew by! 

We feel so blessed that Daddy was able to help coach. 

That our little man could have his Daddy out on the field with him. 

No matter what, unless Matt was out of town, he made it work to be there. 

Priceless. 

From the very first practice that was rained out and broke our kids heart, 

to the last game, it has been an absolute blast.

 

Our Assistant coach giving me a hard time about taking a million pictures, 

and for cheering too loudly and making Case lose his focus! Hee! ;) 

Case did need to make sure all his fans were watching before he went up to bat! :)

By the way, that's Case's new tee from Uncle Beel & Mimi! 

He shared it with his team! :)

Meanwhile, little brother loved picking up walnuts, and testing how far he could sneak away from Momma!

A sweet Mom made cupcakes for all the teammates for the last game, 

with their names on them and everything! 

Another Mom organized a giftcard we all chipped in on for the coach and his wife. 

All of the coaches were truly wonderful. 

We had an amazing group of kids. 

Couldn't have asked for a better experience. 

 

Come on Spring!

First T-Ball Game, Go Big Green Machines!

                                                                                              photo taken by Nanny


Monday, August 27, 2012.

The real thing. 

Here We Go. 

Clean uniform, tucked in shirt, new baseball socks,
playing against another team...at a real genuine field.

I mean, it's a pretty big deal your first tee ball game. 

So big, that I made sure big man had a nap, so he could function for a 6:45 game that evening. 

All day it was, "I'm playing BASEBALL TODAY!"

"Case do you know SO many people are coming to your game tonight?"

(starting naming them off...)

"WOW! All the peoples coming??"

We showed up early, getting a little batting practice in. 

Then it was time. 

We walked over to our side of the bleachers, and I was just blown away by all the supporters he had. 

I literally felt so much love, I felt like I was about to explode. 

We are extremely blessed. 

Nanny, Poppy, Mamaw & Papaw drove all the way from Ashland, to come see Case's very first game. 

A two hour drive. 

About an hour or so tee ball game. 

A two hour drive home. 

4 hours for an hour game. 

Love them. 

It truly meant so much. More than they'll ever know. I know they won't be able to make every single game, but the fact that they all made the effort to come to his first game - was, 
simply heart warming. 

Bringing tears to my eyes now, as I think about it.

Mommom & Grand-Dad

Mimi (Uncle "Beel" had bowling!) Cy, Griffin & Avery 

Case was so excited, the first two people he would say when I asked him about who was coming was "Mimi & Avery??" He adores those girls. 

Joe & JJ (Neighbors but like family)  

Our friends Justin & Kelly, and their sweet girl Sydney. 

Andrew & Stephanie and their sweet baby boy Austin. 

That boy definitely had some fans cheering him on for his first game.

I'm sad I didn't get a good picture of everyone! 

I forgot my camera card in my laptop, so only had my iPhone and video camera. 

(HATE when I do that!)

Rhett was such a trooper, he sat in his stroller

 eating cereal and drinking his water for almost the entire time. 

Until Nanny asked me if she could walk him down to the other side,

 so he could get a better look at Case and Daddy in the outfield. 

I was hesitant at first, as I know as soon as you get him out, there is no getting back into the stroller for him. 

However, I quickly gave in, and so glad I did. 

He had a blast walking back and forth with Nanny & Poppy. 

 Okay, now for some quality pictures. 

THANK YOU NANNY! 

Following pictures taken by my talented Mother in Law, Sally...

I could look at these forever. Sweet, perfect memories that I know we will cherish forever! 

After the game, they had their little team meeting, and team snack. 

Then Case got to come & finally see all of his "fans"!

He was one excited little boy!

Okay back to iPhone pics eek!

Saying Good-bye to his Ashland family,

What a fun, whirl wind of a first game.
It flew by for me, running around taking video, snapping pictures with my phone, and talking to
our sweet family and friends that could make it.

I am so thankful for such a wonderful time, and that Case loves playing baseball.
Matt and I are so proud of him, he's growing up so quickly!

Getting a players drink from the concession stand, was probably one of his favorite highlights of the night!
He was pumped...and hilarious!
Crazy!

 

I think our sweet boys were missing each other tonight after the big game.

They were SO HYPER when we got home!
Combine all the excitement of the game, plus a sweet team snack, plus drinks after the game,
and Mommy & Daddy reliving the whole thing with him on the way home...the boys were just wild!

So off to a bubble bath they went, and didn't take long after that for them to both be snoozing in their beds.

What an awesome day.