T-Ball

Kyle started t-ball a few weeks ago and his first game was Saturday, March 12.  He has been to 2 practices at the park and his game was at the ball fields.  His team is the Pirates and he got a full uniform.  He was quite excited to play even though he still doesn't have the full grasp of the game.  He was first at bat during the game and he when he hit the ball he skipped to first base.  Then when it was time to run again he skipped to second and third base.  He did finally run to home base after a little hollering and from mom.  10 4-5 year olds are quite entertaining to watch but they need alot of assistance.  I stayed in the dug out and helped them get ready when it was each of their turns to bat.  Then when it was time for them to go back out to the field I had to help them find their ball caps and their mitts and steer them out to find where they were supposed to play.  Kyle played sort of short stop the first inning and was a little distressed that he didn't ever get the ball.  Most of the kids were barely able to hit the ball a few feet out from home plate so most of the kids in the outfield didn't see much action.  Kyle sat down a few times and dug around in the dirt to entertain himself.  The second inning he played catcher and got to get the ball when the first baseman threw it toward home plate and then he was able to put the ball on the tee.  He was getting hungry toward the end and when it was a little challenging to get him to finish.  We were in charge of  snacks for the first game and we took chips and Kool-aid Jammers and Halo clementines.  They have a small snack bar and Kyle's coach gave him a dollar to buy a snow cone and I bought him a hot dog.  We don't have a game for 2 weeks because of Spring Break.  Hopefully we can have a little time to practice and get him a little more familiar with the game.

Blessings From Heaven

Today was another example of how when I look for the Lord's hand in my life and ask Him to make Himself known to me, He does.  I was busy this morning cleaning and cooking and doing laundry like every other day of my life.  Kyle was busy playing with his toys and making a mess in every room he could.  He has been playing quite animatedly with his Star Wars and has been missing Han Solo for several days.  He asked me to help him look for it and after I had sent him looking in several locations he couldn't find it.  I started looking for it with him in his room and then I had a thought.  This was a perfect opportunity to teach Kyle about prayer. I asked him if he waned to say a prayer. Of course he asked me why.  I said that sometimes we need to ask Heavenly Father to help us when we can't find something.  We said our prayer and continued our search.  He looked in the Lego box and I looked in the other toy bins and the big toy box.  He was perplexed that we didn't find it immediately but I told him that sometimes we still have to work in order for Heavenly Father to answer our prayers.  We didn't find it in his room so we went to look in my room.  I got a flashlight and looked under my bed and under the treadmill but we didn't find it.  I said a silent prayer that Heavenly Father would answer this little boy's prayer so he could understand a little more how prayer works but also that He would answer my prayer and increase m faith.  I looked under the dressers and then under the night stand on the other side of the bed and there he was.  We had found Han Solo.  I showed Kyle and he was all smiles.  I told him that we needed to thank Heavenly Father for answering our prayer.  I am grateful for these little opportunities to teach m children these principles of the gospel.  I hope to be able to realize when I have these opportunities.