Baseball

Joel is playing baseball for the second year in a row. This year is "kid pitch," which can be rather painful in a couple of different ways. The kids are learning how to pitch, catch, and play the game, so it takes a LONG time to do everything. Lots of bad throws and bad catches make for a LONG game. I guess they have to learn somehow, though. It also is spooky because the kids don't have a lot of control when they pitch, and the batter often gets hit. Joel's gotten hit a couple of times. He really does like the game, though, and says he wants to keep playing and is already making plans for next year. He has a bunch of friends on his team, which makes it fun for him, too. We'll see what comes!

 

 

I don't have any pictures to document it, but Kari is playing spring soccer for the first time. She's played every fall for the last five years but never spring, until now. She's enjoying it.  It's the same coach and mostly the same girls on the team. They are learning a lot and are really improving their skills. Her team is fun to watch. The weather for most of the baseball and soccer games has been less than ideal. The first month of games was pretty miserable--cold, wet, windy. Not fun! The last couple weeks have been much better, though. Thank goodness!  May it continue through the last couple games of the season!