Ready for Next Season

As you all know, Carson turned 7 this month. One of the gifts he received (from Grandma and Grandpa in Elmwood) was a new baseball mitt. I oiled the mitt up for him under the guidance of Grandpa (who has probably broken in his fair share of mitts over the years) but I really didn't think Carson would take much of an interest in the process. I was wrong.

Starting that evening, he'd put the glove on, toss the ball in the glove several dozen times, stuff a ball in the pocket when he was done, then wrap the rubber band back around the glove and ball combination to keep it formed up. This continued on for the next few days, almost religiously.

A few days after getting the glove, I was talking to a friend of mine that played baseball in college. His trick was to place the glove (with baseball in the pocket) under his mattress when he slept to get the glove broken in. I told Carson about this 'trick' and he started going the same thing.

It's funny. Now Carson digs under his mattress, throws the ball into the glove a few dozen times, plays catch in the air, and stuffs the glove back between the mattresses. Although he's in mourning that the baseball season has come to a close and he can't fall asleep watching the game he loves, it looks like the new birthday present has him turning toward next season already.