Baseball Season 2013

March - April - May 2013

Nathan played in the Farm League (kids 6-8 years old) this year.   He was one of the youngest players on his team, the Athletic's.  

At the beginning of the season Nathan was clearly not the most developed player.  He was playing with and against kids that were 2-3 years older than him who had a lot more experience than Nathan from his 1 year of T-Ball.  We were really proud of him because he didn't let it get him down.  He had a great time, enjoyed his team, and tried his best at every practice and game.  

By the end of the season he was holding his own against boys who looked like they were pushing 12 instead of maybe almost 9.  His strongest skill is batting, he rarely struck out and when he hits it he hits it hard.  In the out field Nathan mostly goofed off with his friend Jackson.  They would wave to each other, do silly dances and every now and then you would see them take off across the grass away from the game for a potty break.  When nature calls, it calls.

When the season first started the weather was windy and cold.  I was on my own for almost the whole season since Curtis worked late on Nathan's game days.  I had to bring Bracken and Marco with.  Luckily during one of the coldest games Grandma and Grandpa Kleinman came to watch and Grandma kept the little boys in her car the whole time.  Grandpa and I sat in our camping chairs wrapped up in blankets to survive the 1 1/3 hour game.

Once the weather started to warm up the games were 100% more enjoyable.  We were even able to have a few picnic dinners with Papi towards the end.  Bracken loved to relax in his chair, eat his dinner and cheer on Nathan.