Play Ball!

Kate and her pink mitt ready to play ball!



Kate being coached for her big hit!



Kate, in position, for a big catch.



Playing Third.



What a great game!


Kate is such a big girl! She is on a T-Ball team this summer. Her team is the Blue Jays! She just loves it and is such a good little player. The first day that we took her to T-Ball, we had a talk in the car on the way there, reminding her of the rules and getting her excited about meeting some new friends. I said to her, "Now remember, Kate, the MOST important thing of all is....." and then I paused to allow her to fill in the blank. She immediately SCREAMED out, "WINNING!!!!!!!!!!!!". I had to practically bite my lip off to keep from laughing out loud at her. I of course immediately corrected her saying "no, sweetie, the most important thing is to HAVE FUN!". Kate promptly replied "And also to win, Mommy". I told her that, sure, winning could be fun, but in this game there was no winning, actually, and that if you have fun FIRST of all, it does not really matter if you win or lose. She is a smart one. She knows it is usually more fun to win. Nick's and my competetive spirit must be coming through in life because we have never ever stressed winning blatantly. I'm glad to see some competitive spark - it will serve her well. But at age 3 I really think we need to bring the focus to the fun of life! :)

Anyway, all that being said, she did not worry in the least about winning the game. She just had a blast out there. She can hit the ball like a champ and never once hit the T, just knocked that ball into the field. She ran the bases and even made a few scoop catches! When she caught the ball she would hold it in the air and scream "I DID IT!!!!!!!". Then return the ball to base. SO. DARN. CUTE.

Sooooo...here are some pics of Kate at her T-Ball Game. This was just a team scrimmage. She has a game next week! :) We had a blast sitting in the shade alongside the ball field watching the game and cheering her on. So much fun.