Kickball at Maize Central Elementary

Parker had an awesome opportunity last week at school! For the last month they had to keep track of the number of minutes they read outside of school. The top 2 kids of each grade would get to participate in a special Kickball Assembly in front of the whole school. Parker read for about 50 minutes each day and being the competitive kid he is, we crossed our fingers that it was enough AND IT WAS! So the Friday before Christmas Break was the big day for the Kickball Game. And then we had a HUGE surprise that Mike Pelfrey (pitcher from the Minnesota Twins) and Derek Norris (catcher from the San Diego Padres) were there to play with them!
Parker cracks me up...he is not afraid of anything. He went right up to Derek and asked him which baseball team he played on. NO FEAR! They had a long conversation that I couldn't hear, but I only hope that Parker didn't tell him he was on the "bad team." We are pure Royals fans at this household.
Parker admitted he was nervous. He didn't want to get out in front of the whole school. (Can't blame him) But Parker got up to kick twice and got on both times. AND he caught a pop up to get a kid out! That's a pretty good game if you ask me!

Pretty lucky 6 year old boy that loves baseball, kickball, and reading!