Baseball~Fall 2010

Okay readers...I'm going to be real HONEST here...are you ready??

I DREADED the day we (our family of 4) had to start any kind of sports. Not because I don't like sports (although, I'm really not a sports fan)...but, because I DREADED the amount of TIME such things take up...

I know...sounds a little SELFISH doesn't it. I didn't want to start the whole "sports thing" until the boys REALLY wanted to do it.

Well, that time has come...Cade started asking to play baseball and/or football. We intended on signing only Cade up for baseball, and then Drew wanted to play, too...so, there you have it...full fledge, baby!

And so our time of "sports" has begun, and to my SURPRISE...I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!! Even though we had something to do EVERY night of the wekk, we adjusted. If we weren't at practice, we were at a game, and if we weren't at one of the two, we were at church!

Cade played coach pitch and Drew played T-ball...they both made leaps and bounds in a matter of one month.

I tried to include several videos of them in action, but again, I couldn't get it to work.

So, you will have to settle for pictures.

***All pictures (EXCEPT for the first picture) included in this post were taken with my iphone, so the quality is not exactly stellar.***

October 1, 2010~before their first games...



We spent some time at the batting cages~Mike had to show them how it's done!



Drew at some of his practices. I LOVE the SUN FLARE in the picture on the left!



Cade at one of his practices and at a game...



B*R*O*T*H*E*R*S



Drew was lucky enough to get to play on Cade's team quiet a bit by being a fill-in...although a little small, he held his own!

I no longer DREAD the "sports thing"! Sometimes, anticipation is the worst. When you actually get in there and get your feet wet, you often find out it's not so bad!

Steel Rake + 5lb. Weights =

A WORKOUT "CADE-&-DREW-STYLE". Our boys often see Mike and I working out in the garage...more Mike than me, because I prefer the gym. But, when time doesn't allow for a drive to the gym, I opt for the garage...where there's a will, there's a way, right?

On this particular afternoon, the boys wanted to "workout". Mike is such a FUN & CREATIVE Daddy...much more FUN than Mommy!! He never minds taking the time to "grant the boys their wishes". I guess he remembers what his own wishes were as a young boy, so he "gets" them. They wanted to "workout", but the barbell itself is too heavy for Cade & Drew. So, Daddy comes to the rescue...in a redneck-creative-kinda-way! Mike used a STEEL RAKE ("yikes" was my thought) and put 5 lb. plates on each end of the rake. VOILA!!

Daddy teaching them how it's done, and how to "spot" each other.



Cade "spotting" Drew...



Drew FLEXING...



Drew's turn to spot Cade. I ADORE the look on Drew's face here...he is CLEARLY loving this!



I LOVE the "STRAINED" look on Cade's face...and Drew is not being a very good "spotter"!



There we go...now Drew is doing his job!



And here we see Drew's "STRAINED" face!



This was SO PRECIOUS! It's a foreshadowing of what's to come...I hope so anyhow! I pray that Cade & Drew will have many more "workout sessions" in the garage...before we know it, they will BIG boys doing this very same thing, minus the STEEL RAKE!