Baseball Season

We've officially stared baseball season!  We are so lucky this year that Timo's school has a coach pitch team so he gets to play with some of his buddies in class.  And each Friday, at school announcements, the team is recognized and cheered on for their game the next day.  Go Argonne Wolfpack!

Timo was super excited for the first game of the season, ready to play!  I'm really surprised how focused he is this year...a big difference from last year.  His catching is much more improved, accuracy and hitting are all way better than previous years.  What a difference between 5 and 6 years old.

We got to pick out numbers for our child's jersey this year and I couldn't help but pick my old track number, #24...he, he, he.  (just fyi, I asked Timo what number he wanted and he was pretty committed to #10947, so I made the decision for him.) And since he's still in Coach Pitch ball, they only play three innings, everyone gets a chance to hit, no one gets out and there is no score.  It's kinda nice, I think Timo would still have a hard time dealing with getting out or not crossing home plate each time...

We have great coaches this year, all dads of boys on the team.  Each one is high energy, enthusiastic and really takes their time with each player.  They expect a certain level of respect and ask each boy to give 100% each practice and game.  I'm so grateful for all they are investing in our team!

We went out to celebrate after the first game...

It was a long day and everyone was feeling silly by the time dessert rolled around...

Timo got to be catcher for the 2nd game and loved it.  He kept saying he was Buster Posey.  I love the little catchers outfit that fits them, he was so cute!

What's a game without a bloody nose?  All par for the course with our little allergy boy.  But he was back up and ready to go in no time...ready to hit it out of the park!

Here's a video of him hitting at the first game...I didn't expect him to hit it on the first pitch so I was just pressing the record button and missed the pitch, but you get the idea.  This was the last inning and the coaches told the kids they were too clean.  They wanted them each to slide into home plate to get a little dirty...something Timo had no problem with!