And the winner of the game ball is....

Harrison Randolph!  We are so proud of our little baseball player!  He is learning so much so quickly and loves his team, his coaches, and the sport itself!  Harrison has 2 games per week and after the first game, the coach started a tradition of giving the game ball to the player that worked the hardest throughout the game.  Harrison wanted it so badly and was upset when he didn't win it the first week.  I was kind of glad he didn't get it right away because it was a great opportunity for us to explain to him that we have to work hard for rewards.  There are a few kids who have been playing for a few seasons and are really very good, so I expected that they may get the first few game balls.  In the second game, Harrison ran much faster than he had been in the past to get to the bases and made his way around to home base two times.  On his second time around to home plate, he ran and beat one of the faster players on the opposing team to score a run.  He has been hitting balls from the coach's pitch on the majority of his times at bat, not even having to use the tee.  After the second game, the boys sat down to have their snack and listen to coach Charlie.  We were stunned when Coach Charlie announced that the game ball for the night was going to Harrison Randolph. 

 He said he worked hard throughout the game, hitting the ball with the bat and he made two great runs.  Not only did he get the game ball that night, but he also got a "Super Cubs" cape to wear for the week!  In the eyes of a 5 year old, this is as good as it gets!

One happy Super Cub!

 The coolest part was that this happened to be the game that my parents came in town to see, so they got to see him win the game ball too!  Here is Harrison's cheer squad:

Davis has been having fun with baseball season too!  Now everytime we drive through downtown Kennesaw, he points out Harrison's baseball fields!  I sometimes forget how observant he is, but he is soaking in so much of what Harrison learns. 

I think by the time he is four, he is going to be ahead of the curve and be ready to play!  We were playing in the driveway the other day and he got the bat and ball out and would throw the ball into the air, and try to hit it with the bat.  He would yell "almost!!" and run and try again.  He doesn't really sit still at Harrison's games, so I really wasn't thinking that he was even paying that close of attention to what his brother was doing!  I realized this weekend though that complicated snacks (ie. boiled peanuts), will keep him sitting for a good 30 minutes!

When we go to the games, Davis is all about hanging out with Daddy.  He doesn't want me anywhere near him and prefers to either sit on him, sit next to him or sit on his shoulders.  The game this weekend was the first one where we actually had nice weather.  I'm sure we will have more to come, but so far it has been really cold and windy.  Davis spent most of the game playing in the rocks/gravel around the field with some plastic cups, so I need to try to round up some dump trucks for him to play with in the future.
The best part so far about baseball is how it wears out both of the boys!

We were able to spend a few days with grandmommy and granddaddy too, which made the boys happy.  That granddaddy always knows how to make the boys laugh!

And Harrison loves to buddy up with his grandmommy

I have a bunch of random photos to post, so hopefully I will get those up in the next day or so!