This is my first post of the new year? What a slacker. Nathan has moved over to third base this year and is making some incredible defensive plays. We are now 3 games into the season and he already has a pretty good highlight reel going. Just as I’d hoped, he seems to be coming out of his shell too.  His best friend from school is on the team as well so that has really helped.  With me assistant coaching this year, Amy is taking...

The all-star baseball season has already come and gone. Nathan was the youngest player on a team. There was one other 5 year old, a bunch of 6 year olds and a few that were 7. After playing first base during the regular season, he ended up playing second base for all-stars. He learned a lot and really did a great job. The team lost their first game after a sloppy final inning but they won their next 2 to finish the tournament...

So as I’ve mentioned in the past, Nathan is a baseball fanatic. He walks around almost all day every day in baseball pants tucked into his socks (like his favorite player Hunter Pence) and a jersey. Every morning he wants to know who won all of the previous days games so he likes me to pull up the scoreboard on espn.com and although he can’t read for squat, he can tell me who played in each game and who won just based on the...

We’re through 3 games of the tee ball season and the kids are having a blast. We end our practices with “Catch the Coach” where they all chase me and dog pile once they catch me. It’s fun to see them all getting better and starting to understand all of the positions and baseball lingo. We voted and our team name is the...

Since I’m coaching the tee ball team, Amy is taking over the photo shooting responsibilities for the season. Nathan had an excellent first game and I think all of the kids had...

We signed Nathan up for Tee Ball a few days ago and he couldn’t be happier. He’s been asking us for the last year if he was old enough to play so he was thrilled to finally sign up.  Amy said he was just beaming the whole time they were at the YMCA and was so proud to get his 2 shirts. Today she brought home baseball pants, socks,  a belt, and a gear bag and he had an ear-to-ear grin. I’m taking him to get cleats and a...