Sydney T-ball

This week was Sydney's first foray into T-ball. We were fortunate enough to get him on the team with Coach Mike and Team Mom Ashley, who served similar roles for Casey's previous T-ball teams. Sydney's first practice went pretty good. He followed along, and did everything the coaches asked... And he did it all with a big smile on this face. He ran the bases.. in the correct direction. I suppose this shouldn't come a surprise, as he liked to race me around the bases at the conclusion of every one of Casey's games last season. In addition, he did get to RUN THE BASES AT DODGER STADIUM this summer. They did fielding drills, in which Sydney tried to lower his glove on top of ground balls as they came toward him. They also hit off a batting tee. Coach Mike patiently showed Sydney how to stand, hold and swing the bat. He did get quite a few hits!

Unfortunately, he had to miss his team's first game, as he needed to attend his grandpa's 75th birthday surprise party. But we'll be back to practice next week and then he will make his game debut next weekend!

Notice the red and green socks and mis-matched shoes. This is Sydney's 'Thing'. He loves to express his individuality by intentionally choosing mis-matches. Coach actually LOVED the idea, as it make it simple to instruct 'red sock forward' or 'green sock forward', instead of assuming 4 year olds know the difference between their right and left foots.