Last Baseball Practice

On Monday, we went to Ben's last Lil' Sluggers class. Curt was able to come with us too. Ben had been listening really well and following directions the last few weeks. This week, he was a little wild for some reason. He really just wanted to run around and play...I guess that is normal for a two year old. :) He had a fun time though, and participated in quite a few of the things his coach had planned. Overall, we had a great time going to the classes. I'm sure we'll try more baseball classes or different sports as Ben gets older.

Tapping the plate...getting ready to hit the ball.

They learned to point-step-throw. Ben practiced that while throwing the ball into the hoop.

Ben is ready to hit the ball from home and run to first base. I think this was his favorite part of the last few weeks.

Ben ran to first base (with a little help from Coach Chuck). Sometimes Ben would still run in the wrong direction, but he definitely has a better understanding of the bases after these 8 weeks.

Ben loved to hit the ball out to Charlie (one of the coach's sons...he's out in the field with his glove ready to get the ball.)

Swing! (Sorry my camera doesn't capture action shots very well)

On the way out of the gym, Ben always liked to go see this elephant. So, we had to make one last stop to say goodbye. :)

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Mom Walker said…
What a fun experience for Ben. Looks like he had lots of fun, and I'm sure it was good for him developmentally too. What a cutie he is!
Sunday, 23 May, 2010
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