T-ball

A couple parents in our housing community started up a weekly t-ball clinic for kids ages 4-7. Jacob has been having lots of fun. He is sure to wear his tennis shoes every Tuesday and his baseball cap (brought here by a friend's dad from China). The second week of t-ball we were walking to the diamond and he very frankly said, as though he were a baseball sage: "Mom, one of the most important things to remember in t-ball is to catch the ball, like this" (bends down to show me how you would catch a grounder).  So he's pretty intense about it!

Here are a few pictures from yesterday's t-ball practice. He's improved and now runs right to the bases, instead of overshooting them by several yards, but yesterday he was in the group doing the batting drill and after he batted he ran to 1st, 2nd, 3rd and home - passing the kids standing on 2nd and 3rd.  He loves being able to be out there with his friends!

Jacob at the Bat!

Running to first (and then all the way home, passing everyone else)

Something distracted me and I moved when I took this picture, but I love seeing his form and smile as he runs to home plate!  

Here is our neighbor Brooklynn waiting to run from 3rd. Every week Jacob wonders if she will be coming, too!  

And here is how this one spends her time at t-ball, hanging out with the moms and playing with other people's toys :)