Nate's up to bat!

We signed up Nate for baseball this Summer. Since he was two, he's been swinging the bat and will do it all day if someone will pitch to him. It's been fun watching him play, he absolutely loves it.


His team is all kindergarteners (well just finished kindergarten) and they get 3 chances to hit from the coach, then 1 try on the tee. Lucky for Nate, his coach is his dad, so he's been hitting off him for awhile!


They don't keep track of runs in coach-pitch, but Nate asks me before each game to keep track (I tell him I can only keep track of his sister for now). He's going to be one of those kids that knows all the stats of players.


Such a little peanut out there! (Yes, he's the one intently waiting for the ball.)


Sam's doing a great job coaching. It's not that easy to wrangle a bunch of 6 year olds, but he manages. Some days are better than others. :)

This Girl!

This morning Elly and I were doing yard work when I hear, "Look mommy, I caught a rattlesnake!" Not wanting to look, I glance over and she is proudly holding a gardener snake in her hand over her head. Now I love that Elly is fearless, but Good Gravy! Mommy doesn't like things that slither! I tried to calmly tell her to put it down, which she did...and then promptly grabbed a handful of cheerios with the same hand and ate it. Yuck!