Play Ball!

Joseph and Michael just finished an exciting season of baseball this week.  They were bummed that the season was over, but mommy and daddy were a bit relieved :} With the boys being on separate teams, we had a game to attend nearly every night of the week!  Some nights the boys had games at the same time, which made it a marathon to run back and forth between their games to try to see equal amounts of each game.  But our baseball days are not quite over yet because Dominic's league starts in a week!  It's hard to believe, but in just a couple of years we will have FOUR boys playing ball all at the same time...now that will really be a marathon for mom and dad!  :)

Both Joseph and Michael were pitchers for their teams, which was BY FAR their favorite position to play.  It was not mommy's favorite position for them because it totally stressed me out to have that much pressure weighing on their shoulders (but they didn't seem to mind the pressure one bit).  They both did an excellent job throwing into the strike zone, but they will need to work on speed if they want to stick with pitching in the years to come.  Each year the league gets more competitive, and by age 10 the pitchers are already throwing fast balls with some serious heat.  When the boys weren't pitching, Joseph played short-stop or center field, and Michael usually covered the short-stop position.  They were both solid hitters for their teams.  They enjoyed every minute of every game, and mommy and daddy were very proud of them.  This summer they are looking forward to attending a Brewer's Baseball Clinic where our local minor league team will teach the kids the tricks of the trade. 

Here are some of the best photos I took this season.  I didn't get many action shots because I was always in action chasing my 1 year old!  All in all, Nathanael was a real trooper during the season and contented himself with digging in the dirt with his trucks, finding puddles to stomp in, and picking dandelions for mommy :)