Boston Red Sox

Today I will update on Jacob. He is also doing baseball this season. Unlike Andrew, he did do T-Ball and I believe Coach Pitch. Unfortunately, for the 2 seasons that I was divorced I was unable to sign him up. Money was especially tight in the summer! Anyway, this year he is also playing for Orem (See Andrew's update to why orem...)and he is really liking it. He is on the competition league, which he was very happy about. His coach told me that he could tell he was "cold", but that he could really see some potential with him. He has worked really hard at practices. His coach wanted him to start pitching, and asked if Paul would help with the practices when Paul's schedule allowed, to help out with the pitchers on the team.
Jacob has played really well. I remember at his very first practice, he hit the ball really well, his first time. He was convinced that it was because Paul picked him out the coolest bat ever! His next time up, you could hear the other kids whispering, "Oh, watch this kid hit!" and stuff like that. Unfortunately, it may have been beginners luck, because he wasn't able to hit it again that day like the first time.
He plays really well in his games. He has tried his hands a few times at pitching, but when he doesn't do very well, he gets sad, like he really let his team down, so he doesn't want to try it anymore. His coach puts him at 3rd base, and he seems to really like that. Paul will help out at the practices when he can, which is nice, that helps Jacob out. Like Andrew, he has a "pro" helping him. It gets a little rough sometimes, because some others will tell Jacob different, but this what Paul does, so he listens to Paul.
I do have to tell you some really exciting news about one of Jacob's game. Paul and I were sitting there, watching, Jacob was up to bat. All of a sudden, on the first pitch, Jacob hits a home run!! Not just any home run. It is high, and it goes way out of the park! It almost hits the score board, and some cars parked in the parking lot. It was really cool! There were some kids on his team that were practicing pitching, and they stopped when they heard the "buzz"..."Jacob hit a home run!" It was fun. I loved cheering him on through all the bases. He was so happy. His coach gave him his home run ball, and Paul and I bought a case for it. He labeled it in his room, (so one day when he is famous everyone will know when his first home run was). After the game all the other Moms and Dads on the team came up to JACOB and told him what a great hit that was, as it should be. There would have been no point to tell me...Jacob was the one that hit the ball! :-)) It was great night. It has been so fun listening to him afterward..."Mom, remember when I hit the home run?" and my reply, "Yes, honey, it was just an hour ago!" ;-) (These picture are 1- Jacob up to bat 2- Jacob playing 3rd base 3- Jacob scoring a run.)

P.S. These pictures were taken on Jacob's first game. This is the same field, however, that he hit his home run, and in the picture where he is scoring a run, you can see the score board in the background, and parking lot, where the ball landed.