Yesterday we all played baseball in the living room. The boys took turns batting with a 18" foam floatie stick and pitching the 6" inflatable beach ball. I was usually the catcher, helping the batter, but sometimes I pitched, too. DH was usually the umpire, but he was catcher sometimes, too.
It was great fun, and both boys hit a couple of "homeruns" that bounced off the ceiling or into the next room. We called balls and strikes but no one was ever out, after a hit (that was more than a foul tip) the other batter got a turn. DS2 is a better pitcher than batter because he doesn't quite get the swinging yet, and he can throw pretty well at 6-10'. DS1 was doing rather well at both pitching and batting. He was doing really well hitting it out of my hand (like in T-ball); so well that DH looked up the local park board and Y t-ball info on the internet. There are leagues for 4 yr olds, but they are already in progress. Maybe next year!
Anyway, it was great fun for all!
Baseball-Beachball got revised while we were on vacation. It got a new name, and now the batter gets 3 singles before trading places with the pitcher.
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