Adventures with the Hunsaker's: T-Ball

Thursday, June 2, 2011

T-Ball

Avery played t-ball this Spring through his school. I arrived to pick him up early on two of the days to get some pictures, and then on the last day (back in mid-May) all the parents were invited to come and play a game with their kids.

Go get it Avery!
Avery, T-ball, catch

Throw it in! (Can you see the ball?)
Avery, T-ball, throw

Emmett! Get down!
Emmett, climb

Nice hit!

Put the bat down, Avery...
Avery, T-ball, run

... or just take it to 1st base, whatever.
Avery, T-ball, base

Finish up the day with everyone running the bases a few times.
Avery, T-ball

Get it Avery! Avery's friend Zachary likes to wrestle for anything in his vicinity, even if Avery's was the name called on the grounder the coach hit to him.
Avery, T-ball, catch

Throw it in!
Avery, T-ball, throw

Safe!

I think this is mutual support in trying to get the ball to first? In any case, his tongue is sticking out and it's funny.
Avery, T-ball

Get it Zachary! Wait, EMMETT!!!
Avery, T-ball, Emmett

EMMETT! Get off the field! Stop chasing Zachary! Yeah, I had to go down and get the little stinker. Before I was able to grab him he was throwing balls onto the field too.
Avery, T-ball, Emmett

For the last day when the parents were invited to play, I invited Grandma H to come out and watch too. I set my camera and handed it over to her when I was in the field or at bat.
Avery and I warming up together with some catch. He liked to just throw it hard, and I had to do a lot of leaping about to catch it. Then I would remind him to throw nicely to me and I'd get a rocket to me instead. In other words, when he doesn't get too crazy and he focuses, he's got a great arm!
Avery, Laurie, T-ball, catch

When it was time to play, the kids were adamant that we would play kids vs. grown-ups instead of paired with our kids.

Throw it in Avery!
Avery, T-ball, throw

Line drive to third
Avery, T-ball, Laurie

On second... with some outstanding posture. Gotta work on that.
Avery, T-ball, Laurie

Great hit Avery!
Avery, T-ball, hit

Almost home...
Avery, T-ball, run

...happy skip...
Avery, T-ball, skip

...and score!
Avery, T-ball, score

Ready!

Making fun of the grown-ups.
Avery, T-ball

Time to receive their ribbons
Avery, T-ball, ribbon

With buddy Zachary
Avery, T-ball, Zachary

We love Zachary's family! He's the oldest of three boys just like Avery!
Avery, T-ball, Zachary

3 comments:

Mom said...: Go Steelheads!!! Looks like mom was taking her bat to first base too. On the shot you labeled 'and score!' it looks like he is sneaking up on home plate. I'm sure the kids were right to go up against the adults. That way they would be sure to win! Lots of FUN!!!; June 2, 2011 at 2:57 PM
Laura said...: I love the photo of Emmett on the fence :-); June 2, 2011 at 7:13 PM
RaQuelle said...: how fun he looks like a good player! Sienna is playing softball this season as well.; June 13, 2011 at 3:51 PM

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About Laurie

I met Travis in Institute at Oregon State University in 2001 and we were married Aug 2002. We have 3 boys, Avery, Carson and Emmett. I love photography and run a business, Laurie Marie Photography. We live in Salem, OR where we love to enjoy all the green and hike the waterfalls or head out to the coast. I love nature and feel like I can't get enough of its beauty. Going to the dunes has always been a favorite where I get nature and driving fast on a quad or in a sandrail! I'm also a scuba diver now and always so excited to explore this new area of the outdoors and new opportunities to create beautiful pictures. I'm an avid reader and love book club.

About Avery

Avery was born in Dec 2004 and is now 7 and almost a 2st grader. He loves being a big brother to Carson and Emmett.
When he grows up Avery still wants to be a dentist. He's still big on science and loves watching any and all science or nature related shows. He's always had a love for money (think Mr. Krabs on Spongebob or Scrooge McDuck) and now his new fascination is with gold. He has his own gold pan and has received some pay dirt but really wants to get out and pan or dredge for gold. He loves swimming lessons and has no fear at all of the water (all the more reason we need him to learn to swim well) and tells me he's made for swimming.
Avery continues to be off the chart tall, and while he's not as skinny as he used to be, he's still skinny.

Avery tells me what he loves: playing in the water, swimming and diving, playing outside, going in the dry creek with friends, making forts out of pillows, going on hikes especially to waterfalls, everything science especially finding bugs and doing experiments and watching science shows and going to OMSI, watching the fish in our aquarium, riding my bike and playing in the snow, I want to find gold, going to the beach and seeing the tide pools and playing in the sand.

About Carson

Carson was born in March of 2007 and is now 5 years old.
He loves his brothers and doing whatever his brothers are doing. Carson is still an incredible puzzler and loves doing them on a regular basis. He also loves swimming lessons but has a lot more respect for the water and is reserved. He's still a picky eater but loves fruits, vegetables, chicken nuggets, nachos or any type of "nacho" soup, pb&j and that's about it. At least he loves fruits and vegetables! Carson's new obsession is Star Wars. He just can't get enough. Carson has had the best of best friends in Theo for almost two years now and they remain thick as thieves. They've gone to school together and Carson's favorite day has been Mondays when they get to take turns going to each others' homes to play for the day after school. This fall they'll start Kindergarten at separate schools, but we're keeping play dates. Carson is still tall, but not off the chart like his brothers.

Carson tells me what he loves: going on hikes, doing bike races with my brothers, going to the end of the creek, playing with Star Wars Legos, playing with Theo, OMSI, playing with my brothers, getting fish for our aquarium, swimming lessons, going to the beach and seeing the tide pools and playing in the sand and running in the surf, watching tv, and music.

About Emmett

Emmett was born in September of 2008 and is now almost 4 years old.
Emmett is still Mr. Mischief but at least he's not the run-away escape artist he used to be. He loves to pretend to be different animals, but especially a cat and curl up in your lap. After a rough start Emmett loves getting to have his turn at preschool. He's still a go go go kind of boy, but really likes to be with Mom or Dad. Especially Dad. Emmett continues to be off the chart tall, but while he's skinny he still has more breadth than Avery.

Emmett tells me what he loves: You and me shopping, getting married with you (um , married to Daddy bud, but I love you!), watching tv with you, sitting next to you, riding my bike, going to the beach and seeing the tide pools, playing with toys, building forts, picking flowers for you, when I'm a grown up I'll scuba dive with Dad, going to the movie theater with you, going hiking, Grandma and Grandpa Benjamin coming over. -My sweet Emmett, he's so much mischief, but so much love!