Play Ball

There are so many boy cousins in this family (with possibly more on the way) that we can almost make up a baseball team on our own.  One evening while we were in Hilton Head we all headed to the baseball field and the boys had a blast, all 5 of them!!  We started by letting all of the boys hit the ball off of the tee... they all did a great job of it.  The tee was a tad bit high for my boys (I think it was adjusted to be the right height for Noah, the tallest) but they enjoyed it none the less.

 

Once they hit the ball they each ran the bases as if they had hit their very first home run!  Eli took off towards first base and kept on running...he would have ran all the way to the fence if no one had stopped him.  Colin took off not really knowing where he was going.  Jacob ran like it was his job and he was taking his job v-e-r-y seriously!!  Chase knew which bases to run to but was confused because he's not used to the bases being so far apart (a high school's baseball field is a tad bit bigger than a t-ball field). :)  And Noah ran the bases and was so proud of himself!

It was so fun watching Pop-Pop coach his grandsons.  I can speak for Chase and Jacob when I say that baseball is the absolute favorite in our house and they loved showing Pop-Pop what they can do and how much Daddy has taught them so far about hitting, throwing and fielding.

When the boys weren't hitting the ball they were out in the field, ready to field any ball that came to them.  I asked them all to get in a "ready position" and I think Jacob won the award!! :)

My boys could not have been happier.  Once they all finished hitting off of the tee Chase & Jacob wanted Pop-Pop to pitch the ball to them so they could show him how they can hit it like the big guys.  So Uncle Dan put the tee away and the boys were ready to show off their skills.

Notice the concentration on Jacob's face.  He is all about business when he is playing ball and you can see it in his eyes.  I love the middle picture... he has really learned to keep his eye on the ball!

Chase is also all about hitting the ball.  He gets so proud of himself when he connects and has gotten so good at it.  He even attempted to bunt, which is a new concept to him.  He saw some players bunt while watching the CWS a few weeks ago.  Charles worked with him a little on how to bunt correctly but it's going to be a few years before he can do that in a game!

With three boys in the house, I know that baseball is going to be a big part of our lives.  With many boy cousins in the family I'm sure that playing ball in the back yard is going to happen more and more as the boys get older.  With the two big boys being so close in age, I know this is not going to be the last time they are on the field together or in the dug out together.  I am so excited for the years that they will be able to play on the same teams and play ball together!!  They are so supportive of each other, get so excited when the other succeeds and are each others biggest fans!  I pray that continues and that the bond they have will grow stronger and stronger and that rivalry will never get in their way!