Opening Ceremonies

Today was the opening of baseball seasoning--starting at 8 a.m.--that was a little early. All the teams paraded onto the field--the older children were obviously a little more orderly about this. The 3 and 4 years old did a pretty terrific job listening and staying in place. They were especially cute during the presentation of colors and the national anthem with their hats held across their chests. Today was just suppose to be parading on the field and typically pictures (who knows what happened to that)--the 3-4 years old don't usually play any games. But, late yesterday afternoon we found out that they would play two mini games. So, after opening ceremonies we went straight to our field and played the first "game" of the season. The way it works--every child gets an at bat and every child plays the field. When they are in the field, there has to be a parent for each child and when they are at bat, a parent for each base. These games were such cute chaos--all the children were a little lost. William, in particular, ran from home plate to first base then to the pitcher's mound instead of second base.
The boys couldn't help but cut loose when the music starting playing at the end opening ceremonies. They were so funny. William is the short one (that is funny to say because he is so tall) dancing between the tall boys.