Lots of news!

I have to go to bed soon since I'm getting up WAY too early to bring my mom and Kevin to the airport, but so much happened today that I need to do some updating.

Before I get to today though, let's revisit Lucas's Sunday lacrosse playoff game. They were the #2 teams at the end of the season so in the first round of the playoffs, they faced the #3 team. Although they beat that team quite handily during the season by the score of 6-2, they got off to an ugly start, trailing 0-3 after the first period.

Thankfully, they found their groove, shored up their defense, and ended up winning the game 4-3, thanks to 4 straight goals by our top scorer and smallest kid on the team, Cooper. Here are some photos from that game. Lucas (#67) is easy to find since he wears his blue compression pants (or what I call man leggings) to every game.

The long break between second and third period.

#64 was our pint-sized big goal scorer.

Congratulating his goalie after the win.

Okay, back to the present. Today was Lucas's 6th grade leaving ceremony. Apparently, "graduating" from 6th grade is a thing. I kind of roll my eyes about it, but when in Rome. Whatever the case, it was actually a nice ceremony, and I'm still trying to figure out how the heck Lucas is old enough to be going to junior high next year!

Entering the ceremony...

Receiving his certificate.

And leaving.

On top of all that, the lacrosse peewee championship game was tonight. They were up against the only team that beat them this year. That team was coming in strong, having won their first playoff game 14-1. So how did it go? Well, they say a picture is worth a thousand words so here you go...

The champs!

It was a crazy game with his team taking an early 2-0 lead, but the other team kept finding a way to stay in the game. Lucas's team never fell behind though, and they ended up winning 8-6. Even better news is that Lucas scored his second goal of the season in the game (his first was in the last regular season game). He played very well tonight, and we were super proud of him.

So quite the day. Graduate sixth grade, spend most of the afternoon in a swimming pool at a graduation reception, and cap it all off with a lacrosse championship! Why can't they all be like that?

12th Birthday Party

Earlier today, Lucas had his 12th birthday party. It was his first actual party in a while since he had a sleepover last year and 2 years ago, we cancelled his party due to his behavior in the weeks leading up to his party. So it was good to get back to the basics.

This time around, we had it at a place called GlowSport Nerf Gun Battle. Just like it sounds, it's a facility that hosts Nerf gun battles in a neon and blacklight arena. I wasn't sure what to make of it when Marilu first made the reservation, but I'm glad we did since Lucas and the boys (9 of his closest friends) had an absolute blast.

I've included some highlights below.

Everyone met up at our place first, and then we drove in two separate cars to the facility.

The way the battle worked is that Lucas's team (team orange) played against another team. It turned out to be a perfect matchup as it was another 12-year-old's birthday party.

Once they entered the arena, they were issued Nerf guns from the Gun Store. There were 3 different levels of guns, with the kids earning higher levels as the game progressed. It's a really neat idea.

As the birthday boy, Lucas got to use a gun tier higher than the other kids.

Some shots of the kids strategizing.

The blacklight does wonders for Marilu and her false tooth. :)

After 90 minutes of battling, the boys sat down to some well-deserved fruit, chips, pizza, and cake.

Finally, we returned home and Lucas opened his gifts. At this age, the majority of them are money, which will probably go toward getting a new computer and monitor, something he has been saving for since last year.

Lucas's actual birth day is tomorrow, which is also Father's Day. We will be having dinner at The Keg, a steakhouse here in Ottawa. I will try to get some of the videos I took today up by the end of the weekend. Until then!