Baseball tryouts

This afternoon, I helped B get into all of his baseball gear for the first time.  N got dressed quietly, with an excitement that I only see when it's baseball season, and before we knew it, we were ready to head to the ball fields!

When we got there, we met up with Nana & Aunt Katie, who was in town for the weekend, and went to get numbers and field assignments.  Thankfully, they were on the fields next to each other, so it was easy to go back and forth.  There were a crazy number of 7 year-olds...B's number was 71, but the highest number I heard was 82.  N was 25, and I did see a few of his friends from last season on the list, but only 4 boys showed up for the later tryout.  N's really hopeful that at least one of the his old teammates will end up on his team this season.  That would be awesome!  His mom and I have a great time together, too! 

N did really well with everything they threw his way.  He even opted to pitch when the coaches asked if anyone wanted to pitch.  On a few of his pitches, a couple of coaches told him he was doing well, and when he was hitting, he was really connecting.  I was going between our fields, but I ran over to see how my friend Natalie's son was doing, and I ran into the coach who had been pitching.  He told me my son had done a great job, and I thanked him.  Later, as we were leaving, he walked by again and told N he had done really well.  I'm pretty sure N was grinning from ear to ear.

B was really nervous at first, but when he saw other boys ducking when the ball was being thrown to them, I think he felt better.  He was throwing hard and far, and was really good at fielding the grounders.  My sister got video of him when he was up to bat, and it was priceless.  He did really well...especially for this being his first time in gear and out on the field as a player.

He just hates his cup.  I'm pretty sure that's universal.

After tryouts were over, the five of us came back to my apartment to regroup, then headed to see cousin Joey at Joe's Crab Shack for dinner.  B got some playground time, N played his ipod, and the three grown-ups got a little time to talk.  It was nice...and delicious!

We wrapped up our night with Bahama Buck's for dessert, much to B's surprise!  After we got home, Nana & Aunt Katie left, and the boys played while I worked on school stuff and caught up on my dvr.

I just finished the last load of laundry, so now we're all set to relax for the next couple of days....except for when we go get my oil changed and go grocery shopping.

They're going to LOVE me when I tell them that's on our agenda.

Maybe I'll bribe them with another trip to the batting cages, or maybe a trip to Bonkers!

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