Saturday, January 6, 2024

Bobby, grandma and grandpa, and I all got up super early to head to Naples for his Juan Romero baseball camp. The first day it rained almost the entire time. At the end of the camp day there was trivia. Bobby had told me that he was certain he'd be a big winner at trivia because he knows all the things baseball. On the first day he didn't get called on to give an answer first...or second. After a few kids got the answer incorrect, Bobby got his turn to answer. Of course, he knew who the MLB and MVPs were for both leagues this past season so he got a Juan Romero baseball camp cap as the big trivia winner on the first day.



Day 2 dried out a bit and the kids did lots of drills. Bobby was one of the best couple players there and he had a great audience in his grandpa Kelly.
Bobby and a few other players that were advanced compared to others got to demonstrate the drills each day. At the end of each day, they played an hour long game. The boys got to organize line ups and who played each position. Bobby was a natural leader and told everyone where to hit in the line up and what bases to play. Bobby threw the ball so hard at short stop that the first baseman couldn't track it to catch it. He also had an in the park home run and several other great hits. I heard the opposing team yell "Good hitter, good hitter here!!" when Bobby got up to bat. It was cool to see him excel at a sport he has put so much time into.
After day 2 Bobby told us he wanted pasta for lunch so we obliged! He at this whole meal plus lots of bread.



 On the last day, they drew names for a some prizes. They gave away a few $50 gift cards for Naples restaurants. Bobby won a gift card for the best seafood place in Naples. He and I were riding solo that day so he treated his mom to the best seafood lunch we've ever had. He was very quick to tell everyone who worked there that lunch was "on him today." Bobby and I loved spending time together and

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