Wrapping up the season

Sebastian played his last tball game of the season today. He was overjoyed that he wouldn't have to play again this year. He & tball have not been the best of friends. I'm assuming, based on conversations with other parents, that this is perfectly normal and that he may still develop a love of the game when he is older -- I certainly hope so.

Not surprising, he does love to bat. He bats lefty as does his father, so it's harder for me to work with him on his swing, but we manage. All of the kids bat off off the tee, which is different than we've seen played in the past. Seems that last year they were pitched to and the tee was only pulled out unless they couldn't hit after 3 tries. This was definitely new for him as we have always just pitched to him.

Outfield was a disaster! He hated it and the warmer the weather got, the more he hated it. Most of his games were played at 6:15pm when the sun was absolutely horrid in the outfield. And I just want to add that 6:15pm is about the worst part of the day for Sebastian. He's cranky after being at daycare all day and he's hungry. Bad combination when you need him to be cooperative and a team player.

Tball consisted of 3- and 4-year-old boys & girls and we certainly had the 3-year-olds. I believe that the majority of the team was 3, including Sebastian, who had never played ball before. It was challenging to say the least. We had some heated fights over the ball more times than I can count, but it was so darn cute to watch. This was all pretty new to him and he was playing on a team where he didn't know anyone. I think that overall though, he was great and had fun - which is all that really counts. And, of course, he got an awesome trophy which made all those hot games worthwhile! Trusting that next year, he'll be a little more experienced and playing with kids that he knows, so he can have even more fun on the ball field.