Opening day parade! Opening day is a big day in town! All the rec league players gather at the high school and march with their team following a fire truck to the field complex where the baseball and softball captains give the kids words of advice and throw out the first pitch of the season.. and then the games begin!
Last year we stood in the same spot.. marked by the fiddle heads! but we got a muscle shot from the Fisher Cat this year!
My big guy! When did he grow up so fast?! I've noticed he wears his backpack on one shoulder now.. no more backpack two times the size of the kids with two straps....
Cora had dance on opening day at the same time as Caden's game.. so we only saw a bit of the teams warm-ups before we had to leave.. so the rest of the photos are from games since then. And I am sure there will be one more post since this year the kids get a chance at pitching and catching! Caden hasn't done it yet, so I'll have to get photos of that at a later date.
Each game still starts off with half of the time practicing drills... batting, throwing, fielding pop flies and catching grounders, and now they've added pitching to the mix sometimes as well.
Cole and Cora help collect the balls during the batting drills
Everything tastes better if it is from the concession stand. These two think they are so cool with their waters :)
Up at bat...
Looks like this pitch may have been a bit high.. we are still working on only swinging at the good ones.. The second inning they are now calling strikes, balls and outs so if the kids don't want to strike out every time they are quickly learning to wait for the good pitches.
Scanning the crowd for his fans...
I just love all the kids in their uniforms.. they are so cute!
Batting glove on...
This year the kids are in "farm league" and they play on a different field than the past two years. The kids love it because they get to sit in a dugout!
Another at bat.. I loved how he tapped the base with his bat! Unfortunately he had a 8 year old pitching to him who was all about the fast pitch so he struck out, but he took it like a champ!
Swing.. batter batter!
Good game!
And special props to Caden's biggest fans....
Cora and Cole :) Watching Caden's games rain or shine, warm or cold.. early or late! Caden owes them!
