Game Ball

Fall baseball has been quite something else. Every year Spencer has played baseball in the spring, soccer in the fall, and Tae Kwon Do year round. We stopped TKD after our move (he has his jr. black belt) and Spencer decided he wanted to play baseball year round. In the past he has been one of the better players on his team. We had no idea when we signed up for fall baseball that these kids meant serious business. We went from a team who spent their pre-game time tickling each other to a team who has hour long drills before each game and SUPER intense parents who are living vicariously through their kids. One mom even kicks, screams, and completely loses it if her kid misses a ball. Seriously. Anyway, at the start of the season Spencer was definitely behind. We talked to him about it and he said he didn't care he just wanted to play ball. He has worked very very hard this season and has improved tremendously. Last Saturday he was the first kid to get a second "game ball." If you don't know what that is, at the end of the game the coach picks the kid he thinks deserves the ball. I am so proud of Spencer for perservering and never giving up. It has been a good season.