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Well, I'm still not sleepy yet, so I'm going to bore everyone to death bragging on my granddaughter. LOL

She started out playing t-ball at the beginning of the summer. Oh my goodness, it was so funny. She and her teammates could barely hit off the tee. And when they did, they slung the bat, forgot to run or held onto their helmet when they did. And the infield all ran into each other after a ball and the catcher could not walk in the gear.

Now you should see those little six year old girls. They don't need the tee any more as they hit off a pitched ball by the coach, some even to the outfield. And they are now catching the ball, even pop flys and know which base to throw to, even. The catcher can now move and actually bend down in the gear. There a few subtleties of the game they still have to learn, one of which is they cannot run around the field to avoid being tagged.

But, the cutest thing is to see the posturing that has come with their improved skill and confidence...taking multiple warm up swings, dusting off home plate, exaggerated lead off positions on the bases and and their saying 'heads up' to each other on the field.

Sports are really big in this small town, but at their age, we keep it really low key. Actually, they don't even keep score, everyone plays, innings are timed and parents cheer for both teams for a good play.

I'm telling you, they are so cute, and my granddaughter is the cutest of all. LOL