Baseball is over……

and it seems like it just started. However, am glad it is almost over. It has been a long month.
Monkey Man has improved a lot this year.. love to see how much he changes every year.
We did really good, winning 6 of our games and losing 3. They did really good! Despite the weather!

Here are a few pictures, of our year!

Baseball Season is here!!

 

 

So Monkey Man is playing baseball again this year! This is his 4th year! Wow, doesn’t seem possible.

Many differences this year though, we are back in Maine, so he is in a small town rec team. Where as the last two years where in a big city league.

He is doing great so far this season. We are only one game in, and they didn’t win.. but they gave it a good shot!

Here are a few shots of my little man!

Ready to bat!

He is getting so big!

Go Monkey Man!!!!!

Baseball Season is over….

 

and what a wonderful season it was. To watch both kids learn and excel at something is great.

To watch their faces with excitement when they hit that ball is amazing….

To see the confidence build in them is priceless!

Here are some shots with the kids…

 

 

 

 

Opening Day Baseball…..

went off without a hitch! Two of my kids are playing baseball this year. Hunter is on coach pitch again this year, and then my youngest daughter Sage is playing T-ball.
They are both very excited to be playing this season. Hunter is happy to be returning and see how much more he can improve.

Doesn’t he look so handsome??

Sage is excited to be playing for the first year. She is so cute out there in her pink cleats, and pink/purple glove. 

They both had a great morning with pictures, and then we went out on the field to be announced. After the Mayor threw the first pitch, we had lunch. Hunter wasn’t able to play his scrimmage game, due to his surgery the week before...but Sage was. We had a great time, and enjoyed the day. More to come on this years season.

T-ball season start to….

 

 

and I have a little girl that is SOOOO excited. Sage decided that she wanted something special to call her own. Therefore, we signed her up for T-ball. She is so excited! She has a pink and purple glove, and pink cleats! It is so freaking adorable!

I hope that she has a ton of fun!

Its a good thing she is cute, cause its another thing to add to the schedule!!!

 

 

 

Baseball Begins…..

 

 

and the schedule gets crazier!! Hunter has decided that he wants to play Baseball again this year. He loves it. I made a deal with him, that if he really wants to play and promised to try hard, and do his school work.. I would sign him up. So here we are...

It looks to be a very promising baseball season. We have very good coaches and he could learn so much from them. I think, he is really going to improve in many areas this year.

Here are some of the shots we have from our first few practices.

 

Not to worry there will be more pictures to come!

 

First Game of the Season…

 

Hunter had his first official game of the season. It was rather different as we had an umpire and everything! Hunter wasn’t able to hit the ball, as he is not used to the weight of an official baseball bat. He tried so hard though, and was upset that he didn’t get to hit the ball. However, I was so proud of some moves he made. He stopped two balls, and almost got one kid out. We still need to work on the throw the ball as soon as you get it! He is getting much better and doing a great job though. Here a few shots I was able to get. He played 2nd base for most of the game. That made him so happy!

Hunter is the one to the left of the guy in the blue shirt…

Little League opening day!

Saturday was Opening Day for our Little League…. they had a big event schedule for this. We arrived at 8am, oh so early for a Saturday morning! To have our team pictures done. I’m very excited, i think they are going to come out great. From there we hung around, and waited for Opening Ceremonies to begin. They lined up all the teams, I believe we have somewhere around 30 teams this year playing from T-ball to Majors. They then introduced all coaches, team moms, and players. Plus the board members and the Mayor. Our Mayor threw the opening ball, and it was official.

We had about an hour and half down time where we had brought a picnic lunch to eat. The kids love any kind of picnic, all they have to do is here the word! After our lunch we went to watch Hunter play their one inning game. To give the kids a taste of what was to come. He was so excited to be all in his uniform, and out there on the field. He however, quickly got bummed, cause this year we have to use regulation baseball bats. They are a bit longer and heavier than the T-ball bat. Therefore, he was not able to hit the ball his turn up. He tipped it, but did not make it out on the field. Being emotional this was hard for him to take, but we just told him we would work on it at home with his new bat. So, cross your fingers we can hit one at our next game. I think he is doing awesome for having to use a new bat, and being pitched to by machine with balls going 42 MPH. He isn’t scared of it though! Our first game is Friday!

Here is his team for this year:

Baseball Season is upon us…

 

After some anticipation, baseball season has begun. Hunter has been pretty excited about this…as we have been picking up some supplies. He needed a new glove, cause last year, he left it on the field at one of the last games, and was never found again! Of course we are not complete without a ball, and bat as well. (Especial if we plan on practicing at home, duh mom!) To make my life easier I pick up a equipment bag, so we would have a good storage spot for it all. Plus after much deliration, I decided to spend the money to get a pair of cleats. I wasn’t going to, but he only has one pair of sneakers, and I did NOT want them ruined…since he wears them to school. Now we are just waiting for the rest of his uniform, and he will be ready to go!

I was anxious as the first practice arose. I was hoping we were not going to have a repeat of last year. Such as, staring off at the sky, chasing butterflies, digging in the dirt….and so on. I was so proud of him! His practice was 2 hrs long, and for most of you I’m sure you know that even a 6 yr old is hard to keep focused for 2 hrs! Well, I’m proud to announce, Hunter did very well until the last 20 minutes. He was focused, in his baseball ready stance, catching balls, and right on task. He had a few concerns with himself, as he felt he wasn’t good enough. We of course talked about how he hadn’t played since last June, and needed to practice some more. He is nervous as well this year, cause he is on Coach pitch this year, but here that means, a machine pitches to you. A bit intimidating for a 6 yr old. So, I am trying to find some batting cages we can go to for some extra practice! 

(sorry the picture is blurry, still getting used to my FIL camera)

Red Sox Game

The first baseball game I have been to in a long time... One of my best friends Chad, asked me if I wanted to go to a Red Sox's Game with him.. Well, ok first off who is going to deny a night without children and a night in the city??? I love the city... Yup, I think deep down I was meant to be in the city! :) We left around 1pm, so we had 6 hrs to get there... Boy was it a good thing we left that early... We got stuck for at least 45 mins at one of the tolls, right before Mass. Then we got lost trying to find the street we wanted for the parking garage we were looking for. Eventually found it... Then we thought we had plenty of time, but the "T" ended up taking forever to get there. By the time we got to our destination and walking to the stadium... the game was already started. No biggie really... We had awesome seats right behind the outfield... and got a great view of the game. Chad and I had an awesome time, even got him to sing some of the songs with me! :) The Red Sox's Won, but I can't remember the exact score... (one of the down falls to taking so long to blog!) On our way home, we waited in line at he "T" for another hour to get on........... got to our destination, and headed to the parking garage... only to find that when we got out of there, we went in the wrong direction, and headed toward cambridge! Opps.... So, we ended up having to stop at the train station to look at a map, to figure out how to get back to the interstate... An hour or so later... I found it to be funny, as I like a challenge every once and awhile... So, we finally got headed in the right direction... got home about 4am... But it was one of the best times of my life! I had a great time, and I really am thinking we should make it a yearly event! Sorry, I have no pictures, as I didn't feel like carrying my camera around...

Another First!

My little boy is growing up so fast! He is having all kinds of first. Today Hunter went to his first real Baseball Game... Andy and him went to see the SeaDogs, in Portland. The Embden Rec bought tickets for all the coaches, and kids who played this year that wanted to go... as a good job for the end of the season! I got a ticket as I was the coach for the little kids, but I didn't go, since I knew the girls wouldn't sit thru a game. So, I gave andy my ticket and sent him with Hunter. Good dad and son bonding! Unfortunetly, the weather here in our area has been nothing but rain for days! We have had so many thunderstorms lately! Apprently, there was alot of balls flying into the stands. Hunter was sad he did not catch one, but had a great time anyway. He and daddy were even nice enough to bring home a special present for the girls. They got them bat pens. :) Very cute. I've been informed that our camera acted up, so we didn't get the pictures of Hunter with Slugger, Trash man, and Ronald McDonald. Bummer! However, the Yankee's won, and the Red Sox's lost. The weather held out, and they had a great time though! Mark another first in the books. My little guy is growing up!

Here is good old Ronald McDonald too.. Every kids friend! Hope you had a great time HUNTER!

The Last Game of the Season!

Hunter had his last game of the season tonight. Wow, such a relief in many ways... It was a long season, good but long. The kids have done so good... Its amazing to see how much they have improved from the first game to now. At the begining we had a couple of kids that could hit the ball good, now the whole team can hit the ball. Gotta love the faces when they strike that ball further than they thought they could! Beaming with Joy!! Eyes sprakling with excitement! I love it! Hunter had a bad spell the last few games, but tonight...even with his heart not fully in it... (having a ruff night, think he is ready to be done) He hit everytime he was up to bat. Some really good hits too! He made it to base twice, the third time the first basemen got him out. He was a little bummed, but had fun just the same. Oh, and I have to mention that the last two games we have been to, it has rained, even poured a few times. The kids found this very fun to play in!!! To end our season, we won our last game 11-6... GO MUD DOGS!!!!

A sneak peak at Baseball Pictures!

On a crazy wednesday night, and I believe it was crazy for most not just me... It was picture time for the baseball teams....... I got a few pictures of Hunter's team, and a few of the t-ball team, along with seperates shots of the girls! I thought, I would share them. Here they are, enjoy!

This is our t-ball team... Aren't they so tiny and cute! :)

Rachel posing for her close up!

Sage posing for her single shot... isn't she cute!

This is Hunter's Team photo! He is on the end on the right..... Hope you enjoy!

Sportsmen Ship

The Mud Dogs season is in full swing. Tonight we had a game in solon against a madison team. Unfortunetly, their team didn't not have enough players show to play a game. So, our team showed awesome sportsmen ship and some went over to their team to play, so the game could go on. Everyone on our team asked to play on theirs. In the end Hunter, Cade C, and Nathan, were chosen to go play for them. Therefore, in this game everyone got to play on both teams the whole game, cause we had just enough players for both teams. Pretty amazing I must say! Hunter did so good this game as well. He hit everytime he was up to bat! I mean really hit, not just bunt like he usually does. It was so amazing to watch his face, each time he hit that ball. He loves the new bat I got him a few weeks ago, now there is not a game we don't use it! I must say, I was a bit confused which team I was suppose to be routing for though... The Mud Dogs, or Bobs Cash Fuel, as Hunter was playing for them! :) The madison team plus a few of our players in the end won. It was a great game. They all did a fantastic job tonight. I can really see the improvement in all the players as they play each game. It is just awesome to watch. I love it! I'm so proud of this team to step up like that and play, so they could just play the game. Wonderful Job Mud Dogs!!!

Mud Dogs First Game of the Season!

The opening game for the season, started with a game against Madison.... It was a home game played on the Embden Field. Hunter was so excited for this game to start. Before he got out on the field though, he had to pick a shirt with a number. Hunter decided to go with 4..... So for this season and probably next he will be number 4!

As you can see from the above photo Hunter got to play variest postions throughout the game. He started with the outfield. Then he played the third base postion.... I think he enjoyed that one, although alittle more challenging cause he had to really pay attention... And we all know that Hunter likes to stare off into space! :)

Hunter was getting really faustrated with batting, cause he couldn't seem to hit a ball all night. This is his first year of Coach pitch baseball... last year he was on a tee-ball team. So, its a bit different than what he is use too.

However dispite the frowning looks as he strike out variest times, he finally got a hit on the last time up to bat.. He bunted the ball just enough to be able to make it all the way around the bases. The look on his face when he made it to that first base was so proud! :)

As you can see here he thought it was amazing that he made it to that point! :) He was looking at me to see if I was paying attention to him in his big moment...

Plus he had a big cheering section going on right there!

Although, we didn't win this game all the kids did really good for being there first game, and some of them their first time playing at all. They certainly did an awesome job!

Good Job TEAM!!! What better way to celebrate than to have a good old popicle! Ummm.... this is good!