Baseball 2011

Ok....quick updates since I am so far behind in blogging. Baseball season was awesome this year. Cole actually had to try out and was picked to be on one of the travel teams for Herriman Baseball. Since he is 8 years old it was the first year of kid pitch baseball. Kid pitch makes for a long baseball game, with super high scores. Plus it was kind of boring to watch. It did get better as the season went on. The boys all got so much better that by the end of the season it actually looked like a baseball game. Cole did great, just like last year. It was fun watching him work his butt off to show the coaches that he was the best first baseman. He worked super hard, and by the end of the season, he was consistently playing first base. He really wanted to try pitching, but they never practiced it with him so that is something we will have to practice over the summer and get him ready for next year.Luke was on the Grasshoppers team. I was worried at the beginning of the season. He is in machine pitch and I didn't know how he'd do. It took a couple weeks to figure out how to stand at the plate and the rhythm of the pitches, but he finally got it all down. He usually ended up getting a hit on the first or second pitch. He was fun to watch whenever he hit or threw the ball because he always had the biggest grin on his face. All the parents would just start laughing because he was so happy to be playing. And we all know how his smile just makes everyone else smile as well :) He still has a goofy little throw. He exaggerates stepping with the opposite foot so it goes up really high in the air...we'll work on that this summer, too.
It was fun and crazy spending 2-3 hours at the ball park every night this spring, but so worth it. I love watching the boys and seeing how much they learn and improve. Haha...how's that for an update?