It's baseball time!

Last night was Brady's first baseball game of the season. He has some really good coaches this year, and he's learning a lot from them. They're competitive, but they have fun too. And get this, they actually coach them! Brady has had some so-so coaches before, and it made for a long season. I don't care how many games they win, as long as they have fun and hopefully come out of it knowing more than they did when the season began.
He played first most of the game, and he did really well. He's played that position for a couple years, so he's pretty comfortable with it. Then, in the last inning, the coach sent him to the mound. I heard him say it to Brady, and I looked at him. He looked over at us, and gave us this excited 'I can't believe I'm about to pitch' look. It was so cute! I wish I had a picture of it. He's had the chance to practice pitching, but he's never actually pitched to anyone. He has only ever thrown to one of the coaches. The coach later said he wasn't going to stick him in that early in the season, but we were up 11-0, so he just did it. I love that Brady just went out there and did it. Of course he was nervous, but he tried. (He must get that from his dad, because it's certainly not from me!!) He did a great job too! He struck out a few players, and a couple of them hit it. It was fun to watch, but it made me even more nervous than I normally am! Keith couldn't even sit still!
Keith said when Brady came off the mound, he let out a big breath, like he had been holding it the whole time! If he never pitches again, I think he's always going to remember getting the chance. But something tells me that this wasn't his last time!


I'm pretty sure Brady went to bed smiling still!