Tommy's last baseball game was on a beautiful day.
They didn't know if everyone would make it to the final game so they had already handed out trophies.
But they took a special moment at the end of the game to hand out the last trophy for the Tomster. He was so excited to have it. He took it everywhere with him for a couple weeks. :)
While I was taking a video of him at the game, my phone rang.
It was Maria! She was in Indiana so I got to see her. It was a SUCH a nice visit and I got to see Nonie too. She was such a doll baby! Loved her! What a wonderful surprise!
Our new soccer team friends invited us to join the baseball team that most of the same kids played on last year. I believe last year involved a tee but since we missed that, we went straight to the pitching machine. Yikes! Also, the first practice AND game were when we were in Chicago. So missed out on that. Then the second practice was cancelled due to rain. So the following pictures are Tommy's very first baseball experience ever besides playing in the yard.
His first at bat, he got a hit! He ran all the way to third even though he should have stopped at first. I told him once he hit the ball, it's basically like tag. So he just kept running! Overthrow rules made him go back to first though. :)
His best friend's dad is a coach and was helping him out with the rules. #36 on first! He was ready!
His second time at bat, he got a hit again!
He got to score this time. It was so cute! It's a really casual set up and the kids have lots of fun. The pitching machine isn't scary either. But I think I was the only one that was actually scared of it. :) He had no fear.
Here's a video of him running the bases.
He took the "tag" part of the advice to heart. He ran so far out and around the other players. He didn't want to get tagged!! :) Too funny. Good strategy! ;-) More games to come!
