Last night as I watched Alex play in a double-header - 4 1/2 hours of GREAT baseball, I might add - I was thinking back to where it all began for him. So here he is in April of 2000. He was 4 years old, creeping up on 5. I love this picture of him facing that tee. In true Alex form, he is sizing it up, thinking through what to do. Analyzing it. Being his methodical self. Staring it down. Summoning the courage. Trying to remember which way is first base. Trying to simply SEE from under that helmet. Thinking, thinking, thinking. This was a special kind of fun...
And here he is last night...it's hard to see, but this is moments before a great base hit. You can see the blur of the ball coming in. He still thinks about it, but now he mostly just does it. You kind of have to with a ball firing in at you instead of sitting there on a tee waiting for you to think it through! And his helmet fits much better, too...
Flashing back only to last night...such fun baseball to watch. I always enjoy watching, but it's especially fun when the boys have such great games. They played back-to-back games against a team that creamed them the first game of the season. It was an ugly slaughter. That team has gone on to be undefeated this season. Until last night. Our team came back in the last inning of the first game to bring in 9 runs to win the game! Including a grand slam! Wow! The second game they just totally dominated, winning 16-2. Everyone contributed. Amazing pitching, great fielding, great hitting, great base running...it was all working for them last night! I know it's not about winning. I know. But it sure is fun ~ a different kind of fun!
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