play ball

baseball season is here!!! the 2010 season started with a big parade and the opening ceremony at the little league field. carter is on the Raptors, and craig is the assistant coach. this year he has moved on from t-ball, to baseball where the coaches pitch. it is more exciting than watching grass grow, which was how exciting t-ball was. the kids are trying to make plays this year, and can get out.

opening day:





can you believe that already in first grade the baseball draft was filled with drama? some coaches refused to take certain kids, and other coaches wanted to stack their team with all hockey players. really? it is only first grade and they don't even keep score...

we played the "hockey team" for our first game. a few of carter's friends from school are on that team, and leading up to the big game there was a lot of smack talking. they kept telling carter that they were hockey players so they were "so going to win." so carter believes them, and comes home all sad that they are going to lose. i kept telling him, just b/c they are hockey players, it doesn't mean they can play b-ball.

and the day after the no-score game, "they" were insistent that they won and our team lost. really? i just can't believe this is how 1st graders act. well, it is how their parents act, and the kids just mimic what they hear at home.

first game of the season:






i'm looking forward to a good season!!! and i can't wait for next year when mason can play too!!!! GO RAPTORS!!!