Its definitely spring at our house! We’ve been busy getting the yard ready and Judah has started his first year of Tee-Ball. In our little town it is called “Tot-ball” for 3 and 4 year olds. We decided to wait until he turned 4 to sign him up. He technically could have played last year but he wasn’t really interested then and I’m glad we waited. He ASKED to play “baseball” like his cousins. He was SOOO excited when we told him we were going to sign him up.
Of course, we waited about a month from the time we signed him up until the actual first practice. That was a LONG wait for a four year old. He asked every couple days if it was time to go play a baseball game.
Last week was his actual first practice and he had a blast! The coaches were so good with them and we were surprised at how well Judah could take instruction {another reason why I’m glad we waited another year}.
But, with adding an extra curricular to our busy schedule we’ve had to get organized. A little extra planning on my part and we’ve still managed to have meals at home and get to practice on time. It takes team work though, I plan a meal that can work up quick. Sometimes I start parts of it the morning or night before. DJ helps me get Judah dressed and we all run around like crazy packing up last minute items and loading the dishes in the dishwasher. But it works!
After our first practice we realized we needed to get Judah a glove and a bat. We went straight to our local Walmart in town and were able to get what we needed for a very reasonable price. Judah picked out a baseball bat that has a shark on it – he thought that was really cool. {I thought it was really cool that it only cost me about $17}.
We also picked out a mitt that would fit his hand. Again, I was giddy with the $7 price tag that was on the shelf! so for around $25 he had all the gear he needed. Last spring we purchased an inexpensive tee and some balls to play around with at home from Walmart. Now all we have to purchase is his team’s uniform. We haven’t heard the final price but it sounds like we can expect about $40 for his shirt, baseball pants, and a visor. So, all in all we’ll be about $65 into this sport. Not too bad for a season of fun.
And fun it is. At the end of the first practice, Judah wrapped his arms around his daddy’s legs and said, “Thank you daddy for bringing me to baseball. I had a GREAT time.” I think DJ almost melted. 
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