This spring, our Stake started a baseball league for all the Primary kids. The 5-6 year olds got to play T-ball. Brayden was really excited to play for the first time. He wasn't too bad either for being the first time playing baseball.
He had a great team, and the coaches were awesome and did a great job helping the kids learn how to play. Brayden loved his coaches. He would point them out to me every Sunday at church and tell me "There is Coach Ben" or "Coach Bishop" (the Bishop was one of the coaches since his son was also on the team) He could never remember the other coaches names, so he just referred to them and whoever's dad they were. lol!
Brayden is #32. Here he is in action trying to get the ball. T-ball is kinda a free for all!
However, this is usually what we would see Brayden doing while in the outfield...
...not paying attention and goofing off, watching something else, or covering his face with his mitt so the sun wasn't in his face. (the last game he was doing that, and didn't even realize the ball landed right next to him. It was kinda funny!)
I think batting was his favorite part. Who can blame him....
RUN BRAYDEN!!!!
He did score a few runs. He was always excited if he made it around all the bases. Patrick and I absolutely loved watching the kids play T-ball. If you have never seen a bunch of 5 and 6 year olds learn how to, and play T-ball for the first time, it is pretty entertaining!However, by the last few weeks of games, it was starting to get pretty hot. So Brayden didn't like playing as much because he said he was too hot. I don't blame him, so was I! But I think overall he had a great time. He loved practicing with his Dad in the yard. And we only had 1 incident where he used Conner's head for batting practice. Conner came running downstairs to me screaming, and Brayden instantly knew he was in big trouble. No major injuries though, just a bump on the back of his head. Later, after Conner had calmed down a little, he was cuddling with me, he said with all seriousness on his face, and tears still in his eyes...
"My head is NOT for hitting with bats!"
So true Conner, I couldn't have said it better myself! :)
4 comments:
I love watching kids play at that age! He looks like a natural. I was bummed I wasn't able to see them play since Alex didn't play until 7pm. I'll have to catch it next season.
I think this was such a super thing for our stake to do. Brayden is an adorable little guy for sure!
Too cute! I keep thinking I should get Riley signed up for something like that. That's nice that your stake did that.
I completely missed out on the whole T-ball thing. Looks like it was a lot of fun. Cute story about Conner... Not cute that he got hit, but what he said afterward.
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