We played one game and then the rain came. Carson was the only one that was happy about it.
It made his weekend and we just let him go. It would have been impossible to stop him. He is all boy when it comes to water & mud.
While the boys were waiting for the field crew to come work the fields, they let Carson hang out with them on the field.
This is my favorite picture of him from the weekend. Pure joy.
I thought his shoes would be ruined, but they actually came out of the washing machine looking brand new.
The socks were a different story. They went straight in the trash.
He wasn't intimidated by the big boys at all.
The rain delay took a while, so they squeezed in a game of jackpot. We are pretty sure these boys tolerate baseball in order to have real fun in times like these. Games like this bring out Miles' most competitive and confident side. I'm not sure why baseball doesn't, but you let him play dodge ball or jackpot and you will get 110% effort.
Times like these are pure joy for him.
About the time they started to work the fields last night, the rain came again, which postponed us until this morning. We had to be back at the field at 9:30am. Darrin took Carson to church and Miles and I went to the field.
Miles probably had the best baseball weekend he's ever had. He's been taking batting lessons for the last 5 weeks to help him gain some rhythm and confidence b/c hitting has been challenging. His work paid off today and he did not strike out a single time. He had his first legit double, hit a single to drive in the winning go ahead run, hit the ball and reached on error, and walked. This is major progress and I love the lesson that I hope he learned....if you want something, you have to work for it.
Another big step this weekend was getting back on the mound after taking the line drive to the head. It's been two months, but he finally told his coach that he was ready to pitch again.
Many times when you pitch, you get to be captain and attend the coaches' meeting with the umps.
He pitched four innings and only gave up one run. He walked a couple, struck several out, and his defense took care of the rest. I was so happy for him. He's been working on his pitching at home so he would be ready when he got his chance. He made the most of it today.
It seemed like he was running out of gas a little in the 4th inning. I was hoping he could get out of the inning without being pulled (just for his confidence) and he did. I think today was a huge boost for him.
His friends were there to cheer him on and he did the same for him. These boys are special.
I hated that Darrin wasn't there, but I kept him updated, almost play by play.
This is the sign that the boys give when they are on second base. It is to tell their coaches that they understand the base running plan. It is also just a celebration of sorts. He was so proud to get a double and be able to flash this at his teammates. Proud moment and one that he's waited a while for.
We won two games today and had one more to get to the championship game, but it rained again and they canceled the rest of the games. It was a productive weekend for the boys and especially for Miles. When we got home and showered, he crashed and slept for a while. Happy, content kid.
Carson was happy to have some down time at home to play with his toys. He said, "Momma, you play cars with me?" many times and I obliged.
It was a perfect combination of baseball, down time at home, and getting stuff done too. Weekends like these are my favorite.
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