Opening Day 09!!

At last, the much awaited baseball season has arrived! As most of you know, this is the favorite time of year among all of us in the Simpson household! Mike and I both grew up playing baseball/softball. It's not officially Spring for us until we are spending most of our time either at a practice or baseball game. Yesterday, was opening day for all of Broken Arrow Youth Baseball. Both boys are playing this year so this is a new experience for us all. We are starting to get just a "taste" of what it is like to have more than one child involved in the same activity. From now until June we'll be performing the balancing act of running here and there between games and practices. The true test for us will be how we will be able to be in 2 places at once!

My "baseball boys"!!

This is Jacob's 3rd year playing, but 2nd year playing "Tiger Ball". In Tiger Ball a.k.a. "Coach Pitch", the kids hit off of their coach pitching. Jacob's team (The Pirates) won their first game! Jacob played first base again and was able to assist in getting a lot of outs. He even turned a double play! He had several hits too. It was so exciting to watch him play!


This is Kade's 1st year playing "real" baseball. You know, the kind where you wear a real uniform and play on a real baseball field, not just playing in the backyard. He was so excited!! He's watched Jacob play for the past 2 years and now it's finally his turn!! Kade's team is The Little Rascal's. I forgot how entertaining it can be to watch 12 little 3 & 4 year olds run after the ball and then dogpile each other in hopes of being the one to come up w/the ball in hand! Towards the end of the game they started staying in their positions a little better. I'm not quite sure if that was because they were getting the idea of what they were supposed to be doing or because they were all tired and didn't really care if they got the ball anymore. I have to say I was very proud of Kade. I was a little nervous about how he might behave during the game when he realized that he had to take turns catching and hitting the ball. We made it through the game w/no meltdowns! He actually played really well! I was proud that my child wasn't joining in w/ his teammates on the pitcher's mound playing in the pile of dirt. He was actually concentrating on the game and was in the "ready position" for each batter. He hit the ball extrememly well too!

Jacob & Kade's biggest fan!!

Our "Game Night" boys: Jacob, Isaac, Cooper & Kade

This year Jacob and Kade are on the same team w/their best friends. Isaac & Cooper (who are also brothers) have grown up w/Jacob and Kade. Mike & I are friends w/their parents. They've known each other since they were all born. Jacob and Isaac are 5 months apart and Cooper & Kade are 5 months apart in age too. They've all grown up playing baseball with each other in our backyards and now get to play on the same teams together!