This Kid, this team...

I feel so thankful that G is part of this team. They are funny, compassionate, respectful and full of charisma.

For the first time, G is not one of the shortest kids on his team. I really never thought that would happen but he's grown so much in the last year.
His voice has deepened and when he walks in the room I often think it's Mr. Fun. When he yells from the garage I have to stop myself because I think it's a man in my house. He is no longer a little boy. It's such a delight to witness him develop into a young man.
Luckily he's kept a little bit of his dorkiness, he still likes to be silly and every once in awhile he still shouts out an "I love you too" as he's leaving for school.
His love for baseball grows every year and he doesn't understand people who don't like it. I don't either.

No matter how hard it is to watch them grow so quickly, no matter how often you doubt yourself as a mother, you're doing a good job. We aren't perfect, we are human. We are going to make mistakes but we are also going to get it right. I like to believe that my kids will remember more moments when I got it right than when I struck out.

All photos shot through fence with MarkII and 70-200 2.8L. ISO 200, AP 2.8, Various SS.