Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Reed had a great first year experience playing baseball. It was amazing to see his improvement as the season went on. By the end of the season he rarely needed the tee brought out for him and even had a couple of games where he got a hit off of the coach every inning. His running the bases also greatly improved as the season progressed. One of the first times he got a hit he was so excited he ran through the middle of the field. Once he figured out first base he got upset a couple of times when he was tagged out. Apparently that was all it took to motivate him to run faster because he really did kick it up a notch and start pushing harder to get to the base faster, plus he was often rewarded by being safe which only reinforced the need to hustle. I think fielding might be a next season thing. He really just didn't have the attention span to keep an eye on the ball and even when he decided to run after a hit he had no idea where he should throw the ball (despite the coaches often telling him before the up where the play would be). Of course Reed had a big fan base with Nonna, Pepe, C, Tio, Lyla, Zach, Grandpa, and Grandma (who got Reed to his warm-up every Tuesday so I could work a little bit later) all making it to some of the games. We had a great time cheering him on and are very proud of his hard work. We are also very thankful for some very kind, patient, helpful coaches that made this such a positive experience for Reed!!!

 

 

 

Birthday Bean

Last weekend we celebrated Lyla's third Birthday. First up was a Birthday party with a bunch of her friends, their parents (our friends), and some family (although I completely failed to get pictures of Nonna, Pepe, Gran, Papa, Grammy and Pop Pop). C and Tio setup an awesome party with crafts for the kids, personalized superhero capes, an inflatable waterslide/climbing wall, hot dog bar, cupcakes, and piñata. The kids all had a great time playing together and we had to literally drag them shivering from the water slide at the end of the night. At one point Clara and Bailey were driving the jeep when the battery died. A few of the boys got out and pushed it (to be honest Connor was doing most of the work) and it was beyond adorable. I'm sure something similar will happen when they are teenagers in real cars!

On Sunday Lyla's Grammy and Pop Pop joined us for Sunday dinner and we had another round of food, fun, gifts, and dessert. We adore our Lyla Bean and just loved celebrating her Birthday all weekend!!!