Game 2

Bailey had her 2nd tee ball game of the season last night and -- holy crap-- is she an entertainer!  She still has no clue what's going on game-wise, but she really enjoys talking to the other kids, and Coach Dave is her buddy out on the field.  He must have an insane amount of patience because he doesn't bat an eyelash when the kids {ahem...Bailey}do their own thing out on the field.  Last night we had a booger situation, an "I want to stop playing mid-game and go play on the swings" crisis, and a "My glove looks awesome plastered against my face right now" moment.  And the coaches just roll with it and get the kids {ahem...Bailey} to refocus on the game.

A little pre-game picture taking

The first base coach told us that the whole time she was on base she kept asking the other kid what his name was.  "Hi!  My name is Bailey, who are you?".  She's nothing if not friendly!  Every time someone new came to the field (Grandpop, Daddy, Pop Pop...) she grabbed their hand and walked them over to introduce them to her new friend Max.  Never mind the other kids on the team -- Max was the first one to show up at the field and say hi, so now he's got a best friend for life. 


           

We couldn't help but laugh at the fact that Bailey is perfectly content to just stand there and hang out while the boys do all the work.  She watches birds, picks her nose, and makes conversation with her coach while her teammates field the ball.

She still hasn't quite gotten the hang of being at bat.  She doesn't like wearing a helmet because it always blows off her head when she runs, and by the time she makes her way around the bases she says that she's "too tired to keep playing".  Which really means she's getting bored and wants to go play on the playground.  But check her out.  I mean, she fields her own ball.  She won't do it when she's actually out in the field, but at least she knows how to do it.


             


We get a total kick out of watching her play.  But nobody...nobody...has more fun at the field than Gerry.  Last night, he met an "older woman"--an 8-year-old--who shared her food with him.  He's in love.

We've got a break this weekend, and then it's back to practices and games next week.  Looks like it's going to be a fantastic weekend, weather-wise, too...gotta love it after the crappy winter we had!