Let the Games Begin

So, this weekend was the first of many to come spent at the Ballpark....  What a great time.  It is so wonderful to watch your child as they get their first hit, score their first run and "win" their first game.  Of course, this was all in T-ball where the rules are quite a bit different...everyone bats, nobody gets thrown out and you aren't supposed to keep score.  But, in the mind of a 5 year old...it is the best thing ever.

Megan did Awesome!!   Due to rain, their team only had one practice before their opening game.  So, poor Megan whom had never been to a baseball game and never pays attention when Leigh is watching the Cubs, got a crash course in the rules of baseball.  Where do you run when you hit the ball???  What do you do with the ball when you field it???  Where is home plate???  The poor girl's head was probably spinning.  But, we couldn't have been prouder as she took the field with a Huge Smile on her face.

She played right field, pitcher, second base, center field, etc...you get the picture.  While Megan is right handed, during her first practice she wanted to bat left handed.  Both the coach and Leigh tried to talk her out of it, but she said that it felt better.  Well, she knows best.  Megan got 3 hits off of the pitching machine in her first game.  Remember, this is the girl whom had only swung the bat a couple of times prior and had no idea what a pitching machine was.  Her face lit up as everyone was yelling for her to run to first base.  After a high-five from the coach, she looked our way with a Huge smile and waved at us.  My heart melted....A star is born.  We were even lucky enough to catch it on video (the hit that is...)..now I just need to figure out how to get it on here..

Megan had biggest cheering section at the game.  Mom and Dad, Jake and Jenna, Nana and Bumpa, Poppy Smith, Uncle Matt, Aunt Jenny and Adam.  It was so cute to hear Jake and Jenna cheering her on as she was up to bat.  What a great day.  It is great to be a Parent!!!