Baseball Season is Over

A year in the making, Sam and the South Atlanta Tigers season is now over.  We had a lot of fun and Sam really loved playing all season long.  Every day during the week Sam would ask to practice outside so he could get better for the game on Saturday (we moved practice inside the past few weeks due to it being crazy hot outside:

(and yes, that is Maya playing catcher!  She loved her role!)

He did get better all season long and so did the other players.  We definitely think we found something that Sam really enjoys and is good at.

Sam was convinced that he was going to hit a home run during his last game.  He was so convinced that he struck out in his first at bat because he was swinging for the fences.  So after I talked him down in his second at bat and encouraged him to just hit the ball, this is what happened:



The last week of the season, we went to a Braves game with the entire team.  After the game, Sam proclaimed that he was a Braves fan (doh!) but don't worry, he still loves the Phillies and asked to watch baseball with me most nights.  Here is a pic with Sam's best friend John at the game together:

All in all it was a fun season.  Sam is already looking forward to playing soccer in the fall!  Let's hope it is just as good!