A T-Ball of Fun

Ah, the wonderful T-ball season in Provo ended this weekend with Capri Suns and medals. Jack played for the first time this year, and Tyler ended up coaching the team. They had a lot of fun together. Fortunately, our friends Aunt Jenni and Uncle Corey came to the games. They helped me wrangle the other 3 kids, since Tyler was otherwise occupied. Jenni even took all the pictures (since, although I had brought my camera, chasing after 2 kids isn't very conducive to actually getting worthwhile shots. Thanks, Jenni and Corey, for supporting Team Vigue!).

The T-Ball team agreed to call themselves "Lightning", as per Jack's suggestion."Cuz we're really fast."

Jack learned lots of skills and had great fun playing "the intro to America's favorite game".He liked playing in the outfield, where he honed his sweet dancing skills and got to wear a blue glove. He also enjoyed playing outfield because he "gets to rest a little". There were, unfortunately, no daisies for him to pick out there, cuz otherwise he would've been in heaven.

Outfield for T-Ball is anywhere from the back of the dirt to the front of the grass (and yes, those are the technical terms for such places). They smack those balls pretty hard. Jack liked playing outfield so much, that he forgot to come in when his team came in to bat. So when our 2nd or 3rd batter smacked one into the outfield, Jack was really proud that he fielded it. I think he was a little disappointed when Tyler made him come in and bat!Jack also really enjoyed batting. He had his stance down pat by the second or third game. His favorite place in the line-up to bat is LAST. That is because, in T-ball, the last guy up to bat gets to hit everyone in--it's like an automatic home run. At the beginning of the season, he'd just watch for a minute after he hit the ball. Sometimes, this resulted in the other team actually getting the ball to first base and getting Jack out. That was very sad, but he learned quickly! Jack did not like to get "out". One time, I think he wanted to bat last, but he'd already batted last once in the game. He wanted to hit a home run. So, although the play was over and his team members were on the other bases, Jack just kept running. No one really noticed until he was at third base. Before the next batter had hit the ball, Jack ran all the way home! Talk about ingenuity! They taught the kids the traditional team high-five line to end the games. That's right, in T-ball they're all about "sportsmanship". No one even gets to strike out!

Watch out, it's Coach Tyler comin' to getcha! He really enjoyed coaching T-ball...he won every game and got to yell to his heart's content (stuff like, "Go, Jack, go!" and "Alright! Great hit!!").Because babies under 6 months can't use most popular sunscreens, poor little Amelia got swathed in layers of light blankets and hats. (I think I'm going to invest in zinc oxide sunscreen so she can actually get out and be protected without sweltering!) Fortunately, Uncle Corey and Aunt Jenni weren't opposed to help hold her during some hot games.

This was the other way we kept Amelia out of the sun. Stroller-shade!

Sheridan spent most of the games tagging along with some girls a few years older than her. She liked it best when the games were played at the field by the park, because then she could play instead of pretending to care about the game. I mean, really! Henry was a good fan. He was willing to keep cheering as long as I gave him enough water and crackers.

Let's hear it for some summer fun!