Man, is it going by fast. Even in the midst of his first (Texas) summer on the planet, I can see the wheels beginning to turn fast and furious. A little kiddo from all external considerations. But a learning machine, nonetheless.
Since Beckett is heck-bent to rush through the infant stage by beginning to walk now, stepping up to the 'toddler room' at daycare soon, and growing out of anything that could have possibly had a Winnie the Poo insignia upon it, it is high time to kick off a future of lifelong learning.
America's pastime.
Summer nights and 9 innings of ball. Stats, cotton candy vendors, "Hey, battah, battah, battah...swiiiiiiing!", and the wave. The long ball, rally caps, extra jalapenos on your stale nacho chips, and crazy dances in hopes of getting caught on the jumbotron. And reminding him why the Red Sox are really America's team (even if we have to go to a Texas Rangers game since the 'commute' to Fenway is a bit of a burden these days).
A great night at the park for a proud papa inducting his son into the ritual of summer ball. And while Boo didn't seem to grasp the reason why papa was still excited to see Sammy Sosa play (not so well tonight, in case you're keeping track at home) nor ready to eat one of the "$1 hot dogs" tonight (although he made good work of bun scraps), he managed to get through the 6th inning in high spirits (in spite of being nearly 2 hours past his bedtime).
As Stephen Heppell said to me in an email a few days ago, "I'm optimistic. I think this is a wonderful period for learning, although I'm not so sure about education." Amen, Stephen. Amen!
Christian,
Another baseball fan in the world: sweet!
We recently went on our annual family trip to Yankee Stadium
http://dmcordell.blogspot.com/2007/07/take-me-out-to-ball-game.html
The weather was glorious, the Yankees won convincingly, we got to watch a Little League teammate of my son's (Brendan Harris, TB Devil Rays) rack up some major league hits...this journey started for me when Scott was a 5-year-old T-ball player. Now baseball's another layer of my life.
Think of what Beckett will learn: teamwork, memorization (stats, rules & regs.), math (batting averages, league standings), communication skills(my "little guy" is now the Sports Director at a small local TV channel).
Maybe we should build schools in the baseball stadiums!
Posted by: diane | July 26, 2007 at 07:03 AM
My boys are 17 & 19 and my husband's life long goal (and theirs too)is to go to a game at every MLB park in the league. They love the game too. I have to admit, I'm enjoing the trips anyway.
Posted by: Cathy Nelson | July 26, 2007 at 09:42 AM