Sun Sets on Tee Ball Season

Last Monday was the last tee ball game of the year. With the days getting shorter and the evenings getting cooler, you could tell that the season had to come to an end. Brandon loved playing tee ball this year and played very well. He had another put out in the last game to bring his total to three on the year. He is looking forward to playing basketball this winter and getting back on the tee ball diamond in the spring. He has really come to like baseball and enjoys watching baseball on TV with daddy and loves collecting baseball cards. To see some photos from the last game, click here: View Album

Weekend Visitors II/Tee Ball Game 7

Grandma and PaPa came up after the U of I football game on Saturday and stayed around to watch Brandon's tee ball game on Monday night. It was a cool night, but they got to see plenty of action in Brandon's game as he fielded a majority of the balls hit. He fielded 10 balls (his own count) in the three innings - has to be his personal record! In the first inning, he got almost every ball except a couple. In addition, he recorded his second out of the season (captured on video in the photo album linked below). Only one more game left for the year! You can view more pictures and video clips from Game 7 here: View Album

Brandon's Big Home Run!

Tonight was Brandon's fifth Tee Ball game of the year. He has shown steady improvement each game and really enjoys it. Tonight I experimented with the video option on my digital camera and captured his first home run! (Actually, the way the tee ball games work is that each team bats completely through its line up. The batting order is determined by the order they were sitting in the dugout when they come in from the field. Each hit is basically a single, whether you hit it to the outfield or they get you out. When the last batter bats, they get to run around all the bases. This inning Brandon had his teams' last at bat....so he got to hit the home run.) You can see more photos and video highlights from Game 5 here: View Album

Play Ball!

Tee Ball Time! Brandon started playing T-ball for the first time this Fall. His friends Mason (pictured above) and Avery play on the same team (the Diamondbacks). They are all having a great time. Brandon really likes playing. He really hustles after the ball and was the first to record an out on the team (It occurred in the third game!). He fielded the ball around the shortstop position and ran to tag out the person running to third. Since you can tell there aren't many outs, each team bats through their line up each inning and the game lasts one hour (which is enough time for 2 or 3 innings). He is looking forward to playing again in the spring and wants to play basketball again this winter. Follow this link to see more photos from Tee Ball. View Album