Play Ball!

Logan is just about to wrap up another season of baseball. This year his team name is the Ports. He has the same coach and a lot of the same players he has had for the last three years. They have a great time together and have only lost one game so far this year. Monday they play against the team they lost to so they are very excited to prove who is #1.

Logan is very lucky to have his grandparents come to the games and cheer him on. Grandpa was giving him a few pointers during the game.

I tease my brothers about bribing their kids to play well, but I now do it myself. During one game I wanted Logan to be more aggresive when he was up at bat so I went over to the dugout and told him we would get ice cream if he hit the ball. The next time he was up he hit a pop fly that was caught. When he came back in the dugout he ran over near the bleachers and yelled, "Hey mom does that still count". All the parents in the bleachers started laughing because they knew I had bribed him for a hit. I told him it counts and they all cheered. Now when Logan gets up to bat the parents ask me what he gets if he hits the ball or they say that hit deserves two scoops.

On the way to one game Logan was asking if he could earn ice cream again, I said yes, but what's the most important part of the game and he said, "I always have fun when I play mom". What more could you ask for.