Yep, we're both playing! Our games are Monday nights after dinner, and this Monday we played our first game. The team we're playing for is the same one Tyler played dodgeball for this winter. They are the nicest bunch of people you could imagine and everyone brings their kids (who, coincidentally, tend to be redheads), so it's a place we feel really comfortable. At first, Tyler or I sat out while the other played with Emma, but as the innings went on, there were several times when we were both playing and Emma was content playing with the other kids, other parents, or her familiar Aunt Chelsea. It felt a little strange for Tyler and me to not have our little sidekick in tow, but at the same time, it was nice knowing that she felt secure and happy and independent without us right there beside her.
Emma was pretty excited about having big grassy spaces in which to run around because we don't have much of a yard at home.
Before the game, she staked out some of the other teams with Dad, and spent some quality time with her good buddy: sunscreen.
After the game, she played on first base,
and gave Mama a smooch for playing in her first organized game since, oh, about high school.
Then, home we went!
