First game of the season

This morning at 9 am, when it was in the low 50s, Owen's team, the Braves, played their first game of the season against the Reds. Douglas and I stayed home for the first hour or so of the game and then turned up. Owen was playing first base when we got there.





The coach put together a rotation so all the kids would get to play each position over the course of the next few games. They only play 5 innings a game at this level so there's not time for them to play each position in one game.





Owen was the catcher for one of the innings. He did quite well at catcher, although hates having to wear a cup.










It was freezing cold, but that didn't stop Douglas from wanting the highlight of the games for him - a snow cone from the Snack Shack. At Monday's game I'll have to work the Snack Shack while Dan is umpiring.





Owen catching a rather wild pitch.








Owen waiting to bat in the bottom of the last inning.








He got a hit!







Here he is at third waiting to come in. Unfortunately, the kid who was up when he was on third made the third out and that was the end of the game, so he didn't get a chance to come home.







"Good game!" The other team won, but they all had fun anyway.

Time for a snow cone...





And warming up after the game, at home on the couch, while polishing off the snow cone.