Batter up!

My parents were in town last weekend. Penelope seems to be systematically placing herself in first place for favorite grandbaby. Of course, currently she has the lead since she is the only one, but she knows she needs to be working it now....let's be honest, how absolutely beautiful and overachieving are Christopher's and Jen's babies going to be? Penelope knows what she is up against.

So you remember at the last visit Penelope showed Grandmama how interested she is in the violin? Well, this time it was baseball! Now Chris and I never watch baseball. When I was pregnant I went to a Twins game because it was one of the most spontaneous out-of-character things I could do at the spur of the moment . I I was doing spur of the moment activities since I knew it would be not easy once baby arrived. How did Penelope learn about baseball? This was unclear for a few weeks when she kept telling me about baseball and picking up sticks to pretend she was a batter. It turns out in one of the Dora episodes, Dora and Boots play baseball. Every morning Penelope watches one Dora episode while we get ready for work and has become enamored with everything Dora does. So grandmama can thank Dora for a softball player, something she never had with her own girls.

For the past couple of weeks Penelope has been enthralled by little league games. She spends as much time watching the games at the park as she does playing on the play ground. I told her Grandmama would bring her a bat and ball. Every time I said that she said "and a hat?" The girl obviously knows there are accessories required!

Check out this stance!

So when does t-ball start?

And the requisite baseball hat

 Okay, and a disclaimer on why I was terrified of the ball at age 5. My mom beaned Penelope like half a dozen times before we decided only Dad or I could pitch. You'd really expect better from a college division 1 softball player! Thankfully Penelope thought it was hilarious, but no wonder I scrunched my eyes shut any time the ball came my way.