Once it FINALLY got warm outside, we took out Harmon’s tee, bat and balls. He played with them a bit but didn’t seem too interested. So, when we were at my parents’ house for Memorial Day (May 27), I didn’t think he would be too interested in hitting but he was – just not with the tee. Kevin, my Dad and my cousin all took turns pitching to Harmon and he did awesome! Pretty much every night since that day, Harmon has asked to go outside and hit balls and we’ve definitely obliged. He’s had batting practice at home and we’ve taken it on the road to local parks a bunch of times too. He totally loves it! In the beginning, he was early on almost every pitch so the balls would be scattered to his left (he’s a righty). Lately, though, he’s hitting the ball square and has even sent some back up the middle at Kevin. While he doesn’t hit every ball (he does SWING at every ball), he’ll get on a hot streak and smoke 8 or 9 in a row. It’s so fun to watch and I hope it’s something he’ll like to do for a long, long time!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Batting practice
Once it FINALLY got warm outside, we took out Harmon’s tee, bat and balls. He played with them a bit but didn’t seem too interested. So, when we were at my parents’ house for Memorial Day (May 27), I didn’t think he would be too interested in hitting but he was – just not with the tee. Kevin, my Dad and my cousin all took turns pitching to Harmon and he did awesome! Pretty much every night since that day, Harmon has asked to go outside and hit balls and we’ve definitely obliged. He’s had batting practice at home and we’ve taken it on the road to local parks a bunch of times too. He totally loves it! In the beginning, he was early on almost every pitch so the balls would be scattered to his left (he’s a righty). Lately, though, he’s hitting the ball square and has even sent some back up the middle at Kevin. While he doesn’t hit every ball (he does SWING at every ball), he’ll get on a hot streak and smoke 8 or 9 in a row. It’s so fun to watch and I hope it’s something he’ll like to do for a long, long time!
Movie night
Harmon’s not one for a lot of Disney movies (he’s usually just happy with Cars). But, back in May, Kevin had to work on a Saturday night so I told Harmon we could rent a movie and stay up late to watch it. He chose Monsters, Inc. and he LOVED IT. Since then, we’ve done “movie night” every other Saturday and we usually couple it with a picnic – meaning we all eat dinner together on a blanket on the living room floor. In addition to Monsters, Inc., we’ve seen Finding Nemo, Toy Story and Happy Feet. He LOVED Finding Nemo but I’ve struck out with the other two. I need to redeem myself next week so he doesn’t lose interest. Movie night is a blast!
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