Playing with the big boys!

And I really mean the big boys! EE was asked by a coach on the 7/8 yr old league to play up on their team as they were short a player! I was super excited, as they only ask the best of the best to play up in the hopes that they actually help them to win! Excited until I pulled up to the field............some of the kids on the 7/8 team are almost 9, our lil guy just turned 6! That's a huge age gap at this age, as well as a big gap in talent!

When EE saw the big boys he got nervous, he also didn't know but 1 kid on this team, so he said, "nope, I'm not playing, I don't know anyone" After a little encouraging (because we all need to be encouraged at times) he took the field, playing Right Field, I had prepared him that he would most likely play outfield due to him being the youngest, and etc, etc.

One of the first batters on the other team hit the ball right over first base and my EE picked up the ball and almost threw him out from the OUTFIELD! That rarely happens in that league. I was stoked, one of the next plays the 2nd baseman missed it, EE fielded the ball, and fired it to 2nd, and kept the runner at first from advancing! The team we played most likely thought they had a huge advantage since they had a 5/6 yr old kid on there team! EE played well, not just well, but extremely well!

The next inning he was moved to 2nd, he almost caught a popup, but didn't, he did stop it from going to the outfield, he was on his belly and tossed it to 2nd, and the runner was...........wait for it.........OUT!

I know what your thinking, no way.......the kid is only 6 and he played that well against 7/8 yr olds, but he did. He hung tuff the entire game!

Let' s move to batting, in the 5/6 yr league, you get 4 pitch's if you don't hit it, then you must hit from the T, you get 2 chances/swings on the T, then you are out! In the 7/8 league, 3 strikes and your out! Our lil guy made contact all 3 times up to bat and never got throwed out at first. He batted a 1000. UNBELIEVABLE TO SAY THE LEAST!

Ethan's Poc and Papaw came to the game, and they both left impressed! We knew he had talent but not that kind of talent!

Here he is congratulating the other team, they won by one run, it was a great game!

Here is a picture of him at the "after talk" with the team, the coach let EE break it down

He had a great time, and can't wait to move up to the "big boy league"

WEIGHTLOSS UPDATE:  I lost 1.5 last week as of Friday, so I thought that was pretty good, but I really wanted to push myself and added alot of strengthening exercise Friday night and I weighed again Sat. morning and lost another 1.5, so last week I lost 3 pounds, I was THRILLED! I'm at the lowest weight I've been in the last 9 years! :)