Rebecca and I were just talking last night about how we don't update the blog as much lately. I think this is probably because we have been using Facebook so much for posting pictures. If you are on Facebook and want to follow our pics, just search for "redraider2k," and send me a friend request.
It seems that Cameron is developing a love for baseball and I couldn't be happier. He played his first t-ball season back in the spring, and enjoyed it, but wasn't overly enthusiastic. We moved right into the summer season with a new team and me as the coach. I have always looked forward to coaching, but I never thought I would enjoy it this much. It is such a rewarding experience. I now know why my dad dedicated so much time to coaching me and Erik when we were kids. Of course with all of his expertise, I have enlisted my dad and Erik to help coach and keep up with thirteen 3-5 year old kids. It can get a little chaotic at times. Thankfully we have the best Team Mom to keep us organized off the field.
Cameron seems to be having much more fun this season. He got to pick the team name - Red Sox - to the delight of Uncle Erik. Come to find out, his choice of Red Sox had nothing to do with Uncle Erik's liking the team, he just wanted to wear red socks!
Cam is also spending quite a few nights falling asleep on the couch while we watch the Texas Rangers. He enjoys the games and is asking a lot of questions! It really brings back a lot of memories when I was the one falling asleep on the couch while watching Rangers games with Dad and Papa.
His favorite players are Michael Young and Marlon Byrd. He says he likes Young because he is really good (he's right of course) and likes Byrd because he gets to flap his arms up and down like a bird when Marlon bats. I think Rebecca will be glad that the Rangers aren't playing anymore West Coast games for a few weeks. Those 9 o'clock starts were keeping him up a little too late.
One last baseball note. Cam and I were lucky enough to go to yesterday's Astros game with our friend Erik Shoup and his son Ty. Since we arrived early we hung out in the right field seats during batting practice. I was lucky enough to catch a home run hit by one of the Washington Nationals players and proceeded to give the ball to Cameron. After turning back to the field ready to catch another one, he threw the ball over my head, over the warning track, and onto the outfield grass! In my excitement, I forgot to tell him to keep the ball! After seeing the look of surprise my face, he thought I was mad at him. Nope, just proud of the strong throw!
A few minutes later a Nationals coach was nice enough to toss the ball back. I think I will keep that one up on the shelf for a while.
