A Bona-Fide Trend Setter

So, of course, I took a billion pictures at Eli's first coach-pitch softball game Tuesday night. Sitting out in a dusty field watching a bunch of 5,6, and 7-year-olds in matching jerseys and hats was so much fun...despite the West Texas wind that was trying to blow us into Oklahoma. And an incredibly cranky 3-year-old who didn't take a nap at preschool and skinned her knee running to the field.

Guess who got roped into being a second and the a third-base coach?


Brad did a good job. Just look at this little before game pep talk.


It was a game full of missed balls, lots of hits, and several vacant expressions.

Have you ever seen such a long, lanky ballplayer?


Here's what Eli did at every. single. base. It was very impressive.




Dontcha know this dad is wondering what the heck Eli is doing. If he only knew we thought that almost every day.

Apparently it was so awesome-looking that all the other little boys decided that they, too, needed to slide at every base. That's Eli. A bona-fide trend setter.

Heaven help us if anybody ever hits more than a single.