T-ball is for tight pants and tucked shirts

Last night we wrapped up our first season of organized sports and it really was a great experience for all of us.  Clay ended up serving as the unofficial assistant coach/boy wrangler/attention getter/ball chaser, Rachel loved just running around the field, Ethan's favorite was getting to hit the ball with the new bat Mimi bought him, and I really just liked being at the field every Monday night with hundreds of other parents who were supporting their children and getting outdoors.  I think we hear so many stories of parents mistreating their children or how our society is in a rapid downward spiral that it's easy to forget how many good people and good families are out there trying to raise their children to be productive members of society.   It was fun going to the Y every week and seeing all of the lawn chairs and younger siblings running around and seeing parents cheering on their kids - no matter how talented or awkward they may be.   Oh, back to the tight pants and tucked shirts - Ethan has informed me that he doesn't want to play t-ball again because he did NOT like tucking in his shirt or wearing pants (we "discussed" this every.Monday.afternoon)...he wants to play soccer because he gets to wear shorts.  Let's just hope Poppa isn't his coach because tucked-in shirts were a MUST if you were on Chris Parker's soccer team growing up (love you, Dad!).   I still don't think E gets the point of baseball or even the rules, but we were proud of him for being a good teammate and for following directions and working hard.  I'm sure this is just the beginning of our sports activities...bring it on!

Like father, like son


Mimi brought Ethan a bat, ball, and stand


Fan club




And Rachel proved that a girl can never be too dressed up for t-ball