T-Ball!

Yesterday was Bug’s debut as a T-ball player! There was a big opening ceremony where they introduced all the teams (there were quite a few!) and the kids got to run out on the field.  Then there were team pictures and a BBQ and we ended with their first game. 

Papa took this picture…she looks so grown up!

Which is funny considering how little she looked out there on the field, especially next to all the bigger kids.  There is T-Ball, the Minors, and the Majors for the different age groups. 

A little last minute advice from Daddy before she stepped up to the plate…

She was the first person to bat and she did great!  She only hit the ball a few feet but then she took off running for first base.

After that it got kind of funny…when the next kid hit she ran straight from first to third and then started giggling when the coach told her to go back.  Then on the next batter she forgot to run all together, but they let her go on to third.  Then by the third batter she got the hang of it and hightailed it on home for the score. :)

They actually don’t keep score.  An “inning” is just letting each child bat, and there were very few outs because by the time the kids got to the ball, picked it up, over-threw whatever base they were aiming at, and got it to the right person, the batter was safe by a long shot. :)  It was really cute to watch them try to figure it all out.

They only played three innings but it took about an hour.  After Bug hit for the third time she wanted to come sit with me.  We’d been there for almost four hours with all the ceremony stuff and she was pooped!  She stuck it out and played through the last half of the inning.

We went straight home afterwards for naps and she slept for three hours!!!  Her normal naptime is 1.5-2.  It was a fun day though and we’re looking forward to watching our lil’ slugger play in the next few weeks!