Baseball

 
This summer, my younger son played baseball in a league for the first time. It was a learning experience. And he wants to play again next year, so I would say it was a good year and a good experience despite the team only winning two games this season. 

As with everything else a new activity for a child is a new photography challenge for me. I spent much of my time on the ground right at the fence during games, so I could shoot through the chain link. I did take plenty of photos with the fence in them, I like the effect it has for some photos, just not all of them.

 Jamie learned to steal bases. That might be his favorite, and he can be quick about it. It's hard to cheer and shot at the same time; but it could just be that when  my big mouth is moving I can't keep the camera still!

Leading off third and heading home!

Getting advice from coach before batting.

High five at First!!

 We learned to keep our hands away from our head and let our helmet do its job! The finger got pinched but not busted.

This made Jamie a little gun shy in the box; but it's all part of learning.

Every run counted this year, we had several games lost by only one or two runs.

Mid season we bought Jamie a new helmet, he was quite proud of his shiny red helmet.

We faced opponents who go to our school, and it was nice to shoot the whole picture when we knew our pitcher.

We played under the lights, it was not always cool feeling by then but it was cool looking.

Another slide into home. I have a bad habit focusing on the runner and cutting off the heads of the fielders at home. Plus I want the boys to slide every time, it makes more exciting photos!

It was an enjoyable year, and I loved shooting the games. I'm looking forward to next year.

The Muppets take St. Louis

... Ok so they aren't Muppets. Scott at the Cupcakery. The food was yummy, and so was the window light.


Jamie hammed it up in Old St. Louis at Laclede's Landing. Despite not wanting to put on his nice looking shirt earlier in the day, he perked up, and hung off light poles and flashed his dimples at the other photographers.
Ian struck a pose or two, too.

Super Monkey!

After some time we headed down to the warehouse district, just a few blocks from where we were, but a completely different backdrop. Scott encouraged Ian to try and get in touch with his inner gangsta.

There really are two fingers up....








We never really made it bad boy did we?
Insert some attitude from Dad.
Still no real bad boy. But I like them just the way they are.
One more try....

I think he fell asleep!

Jamie behind the lens

He was a little shaky, we'll have to work on that.

Visiting the Arch at night.

On Friday night we visited the Arch. Its different to see it in the dark rather than during the day.

Lunch at Mickey D's with a friend.

Our family met one of my college friends, who was traveling near by at Mickey D's for lunch a week ago. We let the kids run around the playland and we chatted. I snapped a few shots of her boys while we were having lunch. I love the face one of the boys gave me when he "caught" me!