William and T-Ball

This spring, William had his first experience with t-ball.  I am not sure if, for the most part, he enjoyed it.  He had times of excitement and energy but he also spent a great deal of time hiding behind Joel or hanging back from the group.

I took plenty of pictures of him one day.  I happened to have the camera with me, and William happened to be extra-excited about the game, which could have had something to do with the fact that I had told him it was his last one.

William really seemed to enjoy hitting the ball, but he was pretty timid.  

His coaches were very friendly and bit by bit, William started to warm up to them.  By the last game, he even looked like he was having fun!

The outfielders all stood in a pack behind a yellow line, and the hitters got to run around the bases without worrying about getting out.  

William was always happy to come running in from the outfield.

I was just glad to see him grinning and running around.

And being pretty silly at times!

There is the William we know and love!

(If you look closely, you can spy some forehead bruises and a subsequent bandaid tan line.  Our William hasn't changed!)

I think the best part of spring sports is having a reason to run around on the freshly revived grass, with warm sunlight dancing through the breeze after a long, cold winter.  

William seemed to feel the same way.