My family is a very energetic family… and
that is probably putting it nicely. Although most of the time we are not
bouncing off the walls, there are certainly days when it feels that way. We are
active and love to be engaged in one activity or another.
My husband especially loves his sports. He
attends Chicago Bears home games with his father who has been a season ticket
holder for as long as I have known him. He goes to Chicago Cubs and Chicago
White Sox games when given the opportunity. We all love to watch the Chicago
Blackhawks on the ice and my son is a huge fan of the music that plays when
Chicago scores!
To say that my family likes to watch sports
is an understatement, the boys simply LOVE it! They also enjoy playing sports
too. I am slowly starting to acquire sports paraphernalia in my garage for the
boys. We have a little t-ball stand, soft baseball bat, and even a little tikes
basketball hoop. Now I just need to start collecting balls! Eventually I am
sure I will be overrun with sport stuff. After all the kids aren’t the only
ones partaking in organized sports in our home.
My husband is in charge of the church fast
pitch softball team and we love to go to the games to cheer him on when they
are not past bedtime. His softball stuff keeps multiplying and will soon need a
special place of its own in the garage. Dealing with the organization and storage
needs required of running an active family is totally worth it when I see my
children attempt to mimic their dad.
The other day my family went to Sport Zone Family Fun Center
to have a little outdoor fun. We rode go karts and tried out the batting cages.
My hubby discussed the rules of the batting cages and even gave the kids some
pointers on how to hit the ball. After watching his older cousin hit a few
balls, my 3 year-old decided that he was ready to give the batting cages a try
too. With a helmet on and a bat in hand my son was ready to conquer the cages!
I think that this is the most adorable thing
ever… I may be a little biased. A little boy trying to be just like his daddy I
find simply adorable. He swung his little heart out trying to hit each and
every ball. He made contact once or twice too. It was a fun way to spend an
evening and we will defiantly be heading back for some more batting cage
practice.
