{Baseball Season!}

(picture taken by Ethan)

We love baseball season around here! And that's a good thing, since with Rhett and Ethan both playing this year we have 2 games a week and 3 nights of practice :o) They were excited to both be on "The Sidewinders" and be the same #, 1.

This is Rhett's first year playing coach-pitch with 7/8 year olds. I was nervous at the first practice when I could see that we were not on the typical "losing team" that we have seemed to always be on! His coach is intense and there are some really exceptional players. At his first practice within 5 minutes Rhett had a bloody nose from the ball hitting him in the face. He was tough though, just cleaned it up and ran back out there.

He has already improved a lot and had fun winning his first game last Friday. Go Rhett!

Ethan was beyond excited to be on his first t-ball team! We lucked out when we came to the first practice and realized that several kids from our ward (and his coach!) are on his team. (I think they place kids by the school they will attend) They are a cute bunch of kids and are learning the game fast.

Ethan got to play first base for one inning and got two kids out. He was disappointed when he found out that in t-ball if you get someone out they don't go back to their dugout. He got over it though and lives for days when he has practice or games!

Kade does a great job cheering his big brothers on! He wishes he could play....just 3 more years! I love this time of year when we spend our afternoons together in perfect AZ spring weather chatting with friends at practice and letting kids play in the grass. I'm sure it will be hot before we know it....at least they'll start selling snow cones at the games again :o)