Tee Ball Begins!!!

We have been waiting for this moment for months!!! We signed Thomas up to play T-Ball through the Oviedo Babe Ruth League. Thomas wanted to have the number "4 1/2" on his jersey to be just like his age but then decided to be the number six, since he likes how you write it! Ha! There are 12 children on his team including girls. We have practice twice a week and games will be on Saturdays or possibly during the week. We had to get a special T-Ball bat, glove and helmet. We even had to purchase a cup and Thomas was shocked to know what its function was! Our first practice was on Wednesday. The kids introduced themselves and then they did some stretching exercises. The coach taught the kids the different positions of the field. Thomas had to stand at Center Field. The coach broke the group into three smaller groups and each group practiced catching and batting skills. Thomas practiced at the T and then went to home plate where the coach tossed him the ball. He was so proud that he hit the ball! He called it a home run! The coach let him run all the bases once he hit all the balls. The entire time Thomas was fascinated by the clay and how he ran in cleats. On the way home, he boasted about how much fun he had and questioned when the next practice would be. Unfortunately, the next practice was Friday and it got rained out. I took some video from his batting practice and will try to post that soon. Enjoy the pictures. I can't wait until he gets his official uniform. He's going to be so cute!