First Day (9th grade edition) and some late lacrosse photos

 At the risk of bodily harm from my mother if I don't post these ASAP, here are Lucas's first day of 9th grade pictures (and Marilu's return to work as well). You'll note that this is the first year that Lucas is taller than Marilu.

Marilu with no heels...

...and with heels.

According to Lucas, the day went well. I think this is the first back to school where almost all kids were happy to be going back, given the last 2 years that we have had. 

Because of the pandemic, the schedule is revised so that kids are only in two classes each "quadmester," a period that lasts about 2 1/2 months, I think. It makes for some weird combinations. In Lucas's case, he will be taking gym and drama. Crazy, huh? Another kid we know has math and science. In the end, they will all be taking pretty much the same schedule over the whole year, but it's just amusing how polar opposite those two examples are.

Hockey will be starting up soon so maybe there will be some actual games this year, which will give me a good excuse to post more picture. I'll keep you updated!

Speaking of sports, here are the entirety of photos I took from this year's lacross season. I say season, but it was just practices and some 2v2 or 3v3 scrimmages during practice. My camera didn't do a wonderful job, but this is a warm-up drill where Lucas is basically just throwing the ball againts the wall and catching it.

That's all for now!

Lucas's 14th Birthday

Some pictures from Lucas's 14th birthday. Once again, thanks to Covid, he didn't have any sort of party though he did go mini-golfing with a few of his friends since those opened back up recently. 

For breakfast, Marilu got him som Tim Horton's by request.

I bought Marilu a personalized apron for Christmas, and Lucas has used it enough that we decided to get him one of his own.

He didn't want a cake or cupcakes this year. Instead, he wanted douughnuts. So Marilu bought him 14 doughnuts and made a cake out of them.

Happy birthday, Lucas!

Let's Get Physical!

Didn't forget! I just didn't get have much to write about on Saturday. Truth be told, I don't have much to talk about today either. I will point out that this weekend was BY FAR the most physical activity Lucas has had in a long time.

With the easing of the lockdown, not only did his hockey resume, but the winter lacrosse sections were able to start. It's only 5 weeks, but considering he hasn't played lacrosse since March of last year, it's a welcome return.

So he ended up having two hockey practices--one each Friday and Saturday night--and then an early morning seeion of lacrosse today (Sunday). On top of that, he and his friends spent 1 1/2 to 2 hours on bothe Saturday and Sunday at the outdoor rink, playing pick-up hockey. Suffice to say that after months of just playing video games, his legs are likely going to feel it tomorrow. That said, he really enjoyed it so I'm glad to see hin getting back outside.

I don't have any new photos this week, unfortunately, so that will have to be it for now. See you next weekend!

Long Time!

 This blog has been badly neglected in recent years, and it didn't get any better during the pandemic. As a result, I've decided to return some sense of normalcy back to it. My plan is to update once a week, each Saturday, with some news or pictures or *something*. I've even set an alarm on my phone so that I can't blame the usual excuse of forgetting.

That said, before I really get into it, I want to look into possibly moving the blog or changing the name. Obviously, "babydeal" doesn't really fit anymore as Lucas is approaching his 14th birthday. My, how time flies! It may be as simple as simply clicking a button to rename the blog, but that will be my homework for the week. In next week's update, I will either post here or give you a link for the location of the new blog.

In the meantime, here's a picture of the two ladies in my life snuggling.