Spring 2010 - TBall season!!!

Molly loves t-ball, at least, that is what I thought! After asking over the past two weeks when her first t-ball game would be played, we arrive, find our field, meet our coaches, and get set to play, then she turns into, what we call, serious Molly. She would not talk to another girl on her team that was her age, she would not talk with the coach, she didn't want to practice throwing the ball and warming up with another boy who was desperate to play catch - ARGH!!! I had worries that she would now be in t-ball for 7 more weeks and be miserable. Thankfully, about halfway through the first game, serious Molly left and fun, bubbly Molly arrived in the outfield!! Yay!! The rest of the game she was extremely animated and was diving, literally, for the balls in the outfield, elbowing out a lot of boys. She's looking forward to next week already, we just have to keep the rain away as they don't reschedule the games.

The Black Bears get a quick run around the bases, from first all the way to home, as a reminder which direction to run after they hit the ball. Molly is in her pink fleece.

The weather at Arnold Park was bi-polar. It would be alternately sunny and nice with a slight breeze, to overcast, cloudy and really cold with the wind. At this point, Molly had shed her fleece and was squinting into the sun in the outfield. They should have oriented the bases and kids at a 90 degree turn. Mental note to remember her baseball hat next week.

The Black Bears wait patiently for their first time at bat. Cold again, fleece back on. Notice all the parents at the bottom texting instead of watching their kids at the game. Hilarious!!!

Molly's first at bat she hits the ball with the gusto of Big Papi!!

A huge tangle of kids going for the ball after the opposing team has a hit. I am pretty sure Molly came up with the ball way more than half the time ;)

Molly getting a bit more instruction from Coach Laurie. Storm clouds gathering.....

Shadows getting longer, wind getting chillier. Last year, the teams each got 2 innings at bat, this year it was 3. Too long when you are on the top of a high hill/mountain, the sun going down behind the trees and wearing capris and sandals!!!