The Grand Slam of 2011

We have begun the Spring season of LL baseball.  So, we are very busy.  We have had 3 – 5 days of practice a week (Daddy has been home and could take Nathan or it wouldn’t have happened) and Saturday was the Grand Slam, as it is called.  We had a parade down Main Street to the Little League Fields and then started warming up – which was considerably hard as it was sooooo cold! 

 

Miss Tomball coming down the street – really! She had the princess wave and everything.

 

The requisite fire truck with sirens blaring.

Nathan is in the orange, of course.  He was also the loudest.  You have to realize it was incredibly cold and everyone was kind of scrunching down into the hay.

Last week we had beautiful Spring weather.  Not a drop of rain, clear skies.  On Saturday morning at 5:15 am the skies opening with ripping winds, crashing thunder and bright lightning.  The fields were soaked when we got there and  some of the kids had dressed in shorts!  The wind was incredibly cold.  Nathan’s game was postponed for an hour while they spread new sand on the running areas and hoped everything would dry out.  Jason and Becca, Sammi, Jessi and Lizzy came to watch and cheer Nathan on.  They were also going to stay and play at the carnival but it was so cold and Jessi had to go to a girl scout activity so they stayed in my van and we talked and looked at Jason’s iPad and drank hot chocolate.  In fact, I spent the game in the car and parked as close as I could and watched from there.  Jason got several good shots of Nathan.  We eventually won the game 8 to 5 with a great outfield catch by Nathan and his teammate, Max’s first homerun.  At 1:40 the skies cleared and the temperature rose a little.  We went over and played some games and had funnel cake and barbeque sandwiches and had team pictures taken.  A cold but fun day, after all!

 

Nathan winding up to knock over some pins.

 

Mandy at the treasure chest.  Winning a prize.                     Mandy sliding down the slide.  Even though at one time I thought I would freeze we did have a great time!  Thanks, Turpins for coming out and hanging with us in the cold.