P's last tball game of the season

Yes, it was a short season... for P.  With Daddy A on sabbatical for eight weeks this summer, between our schedule and the weeks that P's team happened to not have a scheduled game, the tball season ended a short month after it began.

The day after pre-K graduation, Grandma Hen and the rest of the family headed to the ball field to watch P's final game of the season.

When we arrived, P joined his friend's team in some pitching and catching warmups.  It happens to be the school team he will be on next year, so he got a chance to meet some of his future teammates.

By the end of the season, P was able to hit some of his coach's pitches, rather than using the tee.  (Even though it's a "tball" league, they actually give the kids three or four pitches, and if they don't make contact, then they break out the tee.)  It was cool to see some of the progress he's made this season.

Chase (sporting his new Ariel "sunnies" - a gift from Grandma Hen) made a new four legged friend.  When my sister got her dog, my mom sent the boys a book called May I Pet Your Dog?  I highly recommend it!  It has tips for kids about how to interact with dogs they see and would like to meet, written from the perspective of a friendly dog.  Even now, more than a year after the initial reading, my kids always ask, "May I pet your dog?" before greeting a new canine.

Since it was P's last game, the teammates who were present and the coaches got together for a group shot.

I want to say again what a great coach P had this season.  His first experience with tball was very positive, and he's looking forward to future seasons!