And now AJ's baseball season is over, except not really

The light at the end of the tunnel was burning brightly. Four days a week at the ball park were about to come to an end. Sydney wrapped up her season last night. AJ's last game was earlier tonight.

We were supposed to now have several glorious weeks of nothing (if you don't count one night a week at hockey) until the start of soccer.

And then, just like that, the light was snuffed out.

Two more weeks of practices and scrimmages have been tacked on to AJ's schedule. It's meant to help prepare the kids who will be moving up next year to the next league.

AJ, of course, is thrilled. He played well tonight. He hit a double, a single and a triple. (Below is a shot of him hitting his double.)

With the triple, I could hear him as he ran toward third, pleading with the coach, "Please let me keep going. Please let me keep going." (The coach, wisely, made him stop.)

AJ's typical intensity carried over into the field. He played first base for the first half of the game.

And then got to finish as catcher.

And then it was time for the most fun of all. The final team cheer, plus popsicles and medals.

The kids graciously humored the parents who wanted to take pictures. And then AJ just couldn't control himself any longer. 

It was time.

Time to douse the coaches.

They don't have giant jugs of gatorade at this level, and so they used the next best thing: their water bottles. How much fun was AJ having?

Let's zoom in for a closer look at his facial expression. What do you think?

I'm not sure how to accurately describe Sydney's involvement with the team. She's not exactly a cheerleader, because she's ignored most of the games while playing on the playground. But she's always there at the end to congratulate her brother. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the fact there are always treats at the end of the game and usually there are enough extras to cover the players' siblings.

But Sydney and her friend Elizabeth have been loyal enough fans to receive the two leftover medals.

And now we get to continue the fun for two more weeks. As long as the weather is nice, I don't really mind. And as long as there are treats after each practice, I know some other people who probably won't mind either.