Spring is finally here to stay! Trees are in bloom, they filled the lake and streams in our neighborhood up with water again and it has been consistently warm outside all week. The boys are loving being outside more- both in our backyard and out in the neighborhood or our nearby parks. I haven't taken as many pictures as I would like to, but here are a few.
The boys are our neighbor friends' eating a "picnic" lunch on our back porch.
Chris has been teaching Austin about baseball. This day Austin has a crowd watching, even from the windows. He got several hits, including one into the pond that drew cheers from our upstairs neighbors.
They have been playing every day for at least a little while, doing reps of batting, catching ground balls and catching balls in the air. Austin is improving a lot! Chris is very creative with how he teaches him too- helping him catch ground balls like an elephant (sweeping side to side) and not like an alligator (coming down on top of it). They both enjoy the daily practice a lot!
Last night we went for a family walk after dinner. It ended up with Austin all wet (from falling in the water that he and Bennett were wading in) but was fun. We saw frogs in the lake and climbed a lot of rocks ( well, I didn't climb many rocks, but Austin did and therefore Bennett followed and Chris made sure Bennett didn't get too carried away beyond a two year old's ability). So glad for warmer weather.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Spring!
Posted by Chris, Leah, Austin, Bennett and Lucy at 3:56 PM
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That is a great analogy - fielding a ground ball like and elephant, and not like an alligator. I'll have to teach some of the guys on my church softball team that method! LOL.
Austin has a nice natural left-handed batting stance. I'm sure Chris knows how important that is as a baseball player. It is great that Austin is learning the game at such a young age. As John Fogerty is famous for singing, in his song, "Centerfield": "I got a beatup glove, a homemade bat, and a brand-new pair of shoes. You know, I think it's time we give this game a ride."
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