Opening Day

Little League opening day was Saturday morning, so I took the kids while Rachel went and ran 10 miles. It was brutally cold, but Parker is impervious to cold and the girls each wore two jackets, so we were fine. The event was largely pointless, but Parker got a kick out of the whole thing, and they had doughnuts, so it was a win as far as I was concerned.

Here's pretty much the gyst from the stands



If you squint, you can see Parker:



After the opening ceremonies, it pretty much turned into chaos on the field, but Parker's coaches were there, and about half the team stuck around, so there was an impromptu practice that was pretty fun to watch. I have been worried about Parker not getting into the swing of things, but he was totally into it.



Here's a bit of his fielding work, which mostly consisted of chasing the ball anytime it was near him, and sometimes stealing it from the other kids.



Later, they had them run the bases, and since Parker prides himself on being the fastest little boy in creation, he was all over it.



It should be a fun season.