Big Green Red Tractor

I had one thrilled little boy today!

Daddy called and asked if we could bring him out a water cooler where he was out spraying fields. Sebastian and I drove out to where he had instructed and Sebastian watched in awe as David mixed his water & chemicals and loaded the tractor. He asked if he could ride with Daddy on his tractor. David explained to him that his field was really far away from where we were and if he went that he would have stay on the tractor for a long time because Daddy couldn't bring him back. Of course, Sebastian didn't care and was eager to jump up in the driver's seat. So my little guy climbed up in the tractor with Daddy and he finished spraying the fields that afternoon. He rode for about an hour or two. David called to say that they were about to leave the field, so I grabbed my camera and headed to the shop.

Sebastian was grinning ear-to-ear. You couldn't wipe the smile from his cute little face. He jumped down out of the tractor like he owned the place and strutted over to me and told me all about his afternoon. He was so proud of his accomplishment and I was one proud Mama!

Splashin' Good Time

Tomorrow is my oldest nephew, Tristin's, birthday. [Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!!] I can't believe I have an 11-year-old nephew!?! In celebration of his birthday, we had cake & ice cream at my sister's house and all the kids played in the pool. I was massively loud and crazy with seven kids + the adults jumping in & out and playing outside. All in all though, it was an amazingly fun time with my family.

One great thing that emerged from all the water fun was Sebastian's love of the water. I was so proud of him. He so badly wanted to dive in the water and swim from one side to the other and be thrown around like the other kids, but he was still too scared...at first. My nieces, Jayden & Kinlee practically stayed under the water, swimming from side to side all day. After things cooled down and the party was starting to subside, Sebastian started getting a little braver. He began holding his nose & his breath and sticking his face under the water. Once he got the hang of it, he would let me and his aunts throw him back and forth across the pool or he would "dive" as he kept saying across the water from one person to the next. He was exciting to see him so excited about the pool. He is just going to be so much fun this Summer!!

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.