Tee-Ball!

Earlier this year Toby and Seth had a heart-to-heart and decided that there was not enough room in a single sports catagorie for them both, so they mutually decided that Toby was a football fan and Seth was a baseball fan. Please know that they were very serious about this commitment, to the extent that Seth gave Toby all of his football cards and Toby gave Seth all of his baseball cards!

Speed up the story a little and we get to tee-ball sign up. Seth was a definate YES, Toby was an uneasy "no". However, after some discussion, Toby discovered there was not (currently) any football teams he could sign up for--Toby does understand that it is "off-season" for the NFL, so obviously there are no current openings for him--I am NOT joking about this, the kids is seriously convenced that he can currently play in the NFL!

This story does not seem to have sped up at all!

Both signed up for Tee-ball, same team to same mom & dad some time (since of course we can't sign up for the league less then 2-miles from our house and have to drive to another district!). This was a little of a problem because tee-ball is apparently for 5-6 year olds and Toby would turn 7 shortly into the season. This is a good thing because the kid is DELUSIONAL about his athletic abilities. OK, that wasn't fair nor quite true. The Pitton boys can hit, Toby especially--but not off a baseball tee to save his life! If he ever "leaves" football to play baseball, he will have to play for a AL team that uses a DH...they are the ones that don't have to throw a baseball! That is not to say he doesn't give a "valient" effort in the field, have you ever actually seen a "chicken with it's head cut off"? I have not, but after watching my eldest child play the FIELD, I believe I can clearly picture what it must look like!

The biggest probably has been that until recently all the "games" had been on Saturday morning. Thank goodness we have exchanged Wednesday evening practices for added games now. The most touching thing for a pastor/father is to hear his kids pray that "they stop having games on Sabbath so all the kids can go to church."

I guess tee-ball is not that bad!