Itty Bitty Baseball

The past few weeks, Henry's gone to a once-a-week baseball class for 3-5 year olds at the local rec center. He got a hand-me-down baseball outfit from a big friend that he adores, plus the boy next door plays baseball, so baseball became a fascination for him. We signed him up for this class, and he and Michael went and learned how to throw, wait for a ball, field, run the bases, and bat off the tee. He was a little impatient with the skills at first, because he wanted to play real baseball on a real field like a real baseball player. But unlike in the past, he was a good participator here and really seemed to enjoy it. I didn't get to witness it first-hand, but the pictures testify to the cuteness. Interestingly, Henry is physically left-handed, although he writes right-handed-- just like Michael. Michael sees this as further evidence of Henry's superiority. By the way, you might notice a red pocket on his baseball pants; that was Henry's own idea and he sewed it on himself. He said he needed it to hold all his baseball stuff.