Baseball and Softball Season

May is such a crazy month for us.  It seems like it happens every year.  This year both Jack and Bella are playing baseball and  softball respectively and we spend our evenings at games and practices.  Bella played t-ball and coach pitch, but then took a year off, so it's kind of new again for her.  She plays all over in the infield and outfield but hasn't pitched or caught yet-not sure if she wants to.  Her league is really about learning how to play, they usually get in two innings in their allotted time.

                                  Doesn't she have the cutest stance.

Jack has been playing all over this year.  He has been catcher, pitcher, first, third and shortstop.  He is pretty speedy and athletic.  He really grasps the game and the play is pretty fast.  He has a lot of kids his age on his team, so they are a bit older in the 5th 6th grade league and play pretty well together.

                                Sadly this is my least crazy picture of Jack pitching. Need to do better.

The rub in all this is their games are on the same nights at pretty much the same times.  So Nate and I divide and conquer and go to opposite games.  We switch on and off.  I take Tessa with me and he takes Sophie.  What has really been great about this season so far is there have been no rain outs.  Rain outs=makeup games=season seems sooo long. 

On the house front, we are so close.  They were cleaning it today and the front door has been painted.  All they have left is the touch-ups.  We will hopefully be there in just over a week!

Baseball Season

Jack is on the Twins this year, for which I am grateful, from a fashion point of view.  I have noticed many of the teams main color seems to be gray, The A's and the Angels seem to have variety, but everyone else is a shade of blue or gray.  I know-silly to care, but c'mon, make the Padres orange or black.  Put a little variety in the mix!

Anyway, Jack has played catcher, second base, and third base thus far.  He has fun playing baseball.  It doesn't seem to have the same intensity as football has for him-for which I am glad.  He just goes out there and does his best and has a good time.  I suppose baseball isn't usually as physically taxing as football, so maybe that is part of it.  I missed a lot of games last year because so many of them start at 8.  And I know this year will be similar, so I am really trying to enjoy the ones we all get to go to.  This year Nate isn't coaching, so he sits with me and wrangles the girls. Well, Sophie mostly.

I wish I could remember how well Jeff and I paid attention at A's games when we were young when my dad took us.  We were pretty little, but he would load us onto BART and we would ride out to the stadium.  Jeff was really little, because he once fell asleep and peed all over my dad.  I remember this as being hilarious.  It probably didn't occur to my dad to bring a diaper bag or change of clothes or not let Jeff drink tons and tons. But I am sure at the time my dad didn't think it was very funny.  I do have an appreciation of watching baseball live as a result.  It just isn't as fun on TV.  I like the atmosphere at games, especially small ones.  Nate and I have been to a few big league games since we've been married, but the minor league ones and the ones Jack play in are my favorites.  I just wish the seats were a bit more comfy!