T-Ball and Pony Rides

it was another busy weekend for the Welsh family. We started Saturday morning at 9 am with Little League Opening Ceremonies. This was followed by T-ball practice and Matthew's first official game ever. He has enjoyed lots of sports lessons, but never been on a real team before with a real uniform, playing in a real game. He was so excited, and nervous, too.

He was so nervous going up to bat for the first time that he forgot which side he bats on, and the coach had to move him to the other side and show him how to hold the bat. Now, keep in mind this kid has been hitting balls off a tee or with a pitch since he was 2. So, it was pretty funny to see him get so nervous and completely forget what to do. He was totally into the game, though, and once he got over his initial nervousness, he played great.

It was so fun to watch the kids - they do the funniest things when they are first learning. On the other team, there was a kid running to second base, and his teammate had just hit the ball. The ball was coming toward the base runner, so he picked it up and threw it to first base for us. Very funny. Here is a pic of Matthew getting ready for the next play. Yep, that's Andrew out there behind Matthew is the shorts - he's an assistant coach.



After T-ball we headed up into the hills for a birthday party where the kids got to ride ponies around a ring. Matthew loved it and took many turns riding "Spirit" (who was not at all very spirited).



We finished the day with Swimming lessons for both kids, and a date for me and Andrew. Andrew's mom came down for a visit, and was generous enough to spring us for the night. We saw Slumdog Millionaire. I can understand why it got best picture - we both really liked it.