Happy Birthday, Lennon!

Lennon turned 8 today.

While he will never loose his silly goofball side, it has been great watching him emerge as a serious and strong leader on the soccer field this past year.

His birthday gifts included an Andromeda soccer ball, Suarez jersey, Lego building sets, and a Lego clock.

Iria made a soccer field cake for him, and Lennon set up the Lego teams.

His grandparents are visiting this weekend, which made the day extra special.

Lennon Facts

Favorite foods: corn dogs, red and green peppers, lambsickles, corn on the cob, ice cream, cherry tomatoes, chicken tenders, nutella

Least favorite foods: peanut butter, jelly, nuts, macaroni and cheese, french fries

Favorite school subject: Math

Least favorite school subject: Spelling

If he was stranded on a deserted island he would take: his house, a soccer field, Lukas, Kassidy, a tub of fruit, and a water jug

Lennon and I play a math game in the car where I give him a string of numbers to add, multiply, subtract, and divide

Lennon has no filter and can be a bit of a smart aleck, which is sometimes funny and sometimes not so funny :)

Lennon loves to play the license plate game in his Mom's car

When he grows up he wants to: play on the Germany national team and Barcelona

When he grows up he will have "0" kids

If he could pick out our next pet, it would be a Golden Retriever

If Lennon were a superhero, he would be acrobatic and be able to fly

Friends: Church Tyler, Soccer Tyler, Preston, Ty, Nolan, Drew, Rylan, Jacob, Drake, Carson

Lennon is a big eater

Lennon phrases: "I'm hungry", "Dude", "Mama"

Lennon's gamer tag is Spaceman Lennon

What he likes to do with Kassidy: play cars and build with wooden planks

What he likes to do with Keira: play soccer

What he likes to do with Lukas: everything

What he likes to do with Katharine: Minecraft

What he likes to do with Mommy: cuddle and cook

What he likes to do with Daddy: play soccer and watch movies

Lennon plays on 4 soccer teams: Andromeda 08, 07 and 05 (Coach Mert) and Chaos (Coach Michael and Rob)

Lennon's favorite professional teams are FC Dallas and Barcelona

His favorite colors are orange and purple

Lennon has really stinky feet, especially after practice and games

What gets Lennon in trouble: back talking and whining

Lennon will sometimes start cleaning and straightening up all of the kids rooms for no reason

Lennon likes to stay up late

Favorite things to play: Soccer, Lego, Minecraft, Halo, ipads, Mario

Least favorite thing to do during the week: pick up his sisters from school and then drive to dance

Favorite thing to do during the week: play soccer

Lunch of Champions

We let the kids pick out whatever they want to eat for one meal on their birthday every year.

This year Lennon went "lambsickle".

Breakfast of Champions

We woke up really early this morning to get to Lukas's soccer game, so we gave the boys a treat for breakfast. Lukas had some leftover pizza, and Lennon ate a piece of chocolate cake.

Lukas would go on to score 3 goals in his game, and Lennon had two assists and a goal in his.

Fruit and grains in the morning? Bah!

Wednesday Night Soccer

I got to be soccer mom while Erik was listening to a guest speaker ( a chiropractor Katharine's been seeing, so I am familiar with what he does) at dance.











Before soccer we went grocery shopping for a freezer meal workshop I will be attending. The kids were excited, and even tried to talk me into buying crab and octopus. Chicken, pork, sausage and salmon was all I could take. Lukas was happy to carry the chicken!

How To Ask For A Sleepover

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Sleepover with Gwen

Lukas had a great Sunday afternoon followed by a sleepover with Gwen at the Milette's.

Julie bad Chris took them to Dave and Buster's for dinner and some arcade game fun!








Bedtime with Honey, Granny's dog who is at Julie's while Granny is on a road trip to Maine.


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Couch Party

We separated our old sectional and brought the big piece up to the media room and left the smaller section downstairs until the new couch arrives in 10 weeks.

It is supposed to only seat two, but kids will always find a way..

Parting Shot

Goodbye old house.

Everything closed and funded today, so we have now officially moved out.

Me and the house took a selfie yesterday when I stopped by one last time to check everything out.

Eight is Enough

One weekend, eight soccer events. Enough already :)

Andromeda 05 Blue Scrimmage

Saturday, 8:15 AM

Lukas's primary team is 05 Blue. They are newly formed, and have a lot of kids that haven't played Academy soccer before (including Lukas). They played their first scrimmage this weekend and had a rough time, but Lukas played well and was able to take some positives from it.

The boys share the same coach, so Mert is letting Lennon sit on the bench and observe the play of the older boys during the games. Lennon will even get a few minutes in here and there, and it is cool to see the boys on the field at the same time.

Andromeda 07 Indoor game versus Liverpool

Saturday, 10:30 AM

After the scrimmage we rushed over to the indoor facility in Allen. Lennon plays "up" with 07, meaning that all of the kids on this team are about a year older than him. He got a goal and an assist in their 9-5 victory. The goal was from a left footed blast at a tight angle. Lennon has been working really hard with his left foot so that he has more ball striking options in play.

This was the last indoor full field game for the summer. Lennon didn't mind, as he would much rather play outdoor.

Backyard soccer games

Saturday, 5:00 PM

The kids invented a game where they take turns as goalie and the other takes shots and sees how many tries it takes to score four times.

FC Dallas vs. Real Salt Lake

Saturday, 8:00 PM

Lennon, Keira and I attended an FC Dallas game that evening. It is only a ten minute drive, and we can look up and see the new Gearbox offices from our seats.We were happy for the team when they won, even though we got crushed earlier by one of their junior teams in the scrimmage.

Andromeda 06 vs. FC Dallas

Sunday, 12:15 PM

Lukas also plays for Mert's 06 team. They are close to his age and it is a good way for him to get some extra touches and experience. He had a great clearance today (something that he has been working on with Mert) but once again FC Dallas had Andromeda's number and won 6-2.

Lennon does not play with this group, and was a spectator when he wasn't off kicking and juggling balls.

Andromeda 07 vs. Saints

Sunday, 2:30 PM

Lennon is playing with another Andromeda 07 team this Fall and they had their first outdoor game today. They won 10-0, with Lennon providing another goal and assist plus a few great shots that just missed. This team is a mix of great players from a few different teams, and should be a lot of fun to watch this year.

Andromeda 08 Red vs. Dallas Texans

Sunday, 4:00 PM

Andromeda 08 Red is Lennon's primary team, which has been winning all of those tournaments this Spring and Summer. They won their first game of the season 4-1, with Lennon providing two goals and an assist. The photo shows him winding up to strike his first goal, a blast from across the field that found the top corner of the net and silenced the other team's parents :)

Andromeda 07 vs. Flash (indoor 4x4)

Sunday, 5:30 PM

We had to race from the Dallas soccer complex back to Allen for the 4x4 team's final game of the season. 4x4 soccer is played on a small field and gives the players a lot of touches and shots, and is Lennon's favorite way to play indoors. Lennon scored a bunch of goals and the team won around 20-3... but it is hard to keep count in these games. All of their competition is against rec teams, so even though a number of the kids on this team are beginners the score always ends up the same every week.

All done.

Practice starts up again tomorrow!

Project Snoozefest

Erik, Iria, and Katharine are watching Project Runway together.

Erik: You two look tired, do you want me to pause the show?

Iria and Katharine: No, we are fine.

2 minutes later

Iria and Katharine: zzzzzzzzzz

Heels over Head

Kassidy was performing her first somersaults tonight at soccer practice, with Keira helping her out on the more advanced moves :)

New Do

Lukas went to a real hairdresser today. He really liked the stylist. They talked soccer and video games and Lukas got tips on how to style his hair.




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Crayon de Kassidy

Kassidy's art is always amusing. 

Here is what she brought home from her first day of school.

First Day of School

The first day of school went great for the home'ys and aways'ys (just made that up).

Selfies

I found these on my camera this morning..

Buddies

Pepper and I have been a lot closer since the move. 

My cat intolerance has dropped exponentially since Marmalade is no longer around pooping and peeing everywhere.

And maybe he is missing some of the companionship that the lovable orange furball had provided him.

Special Delivery

Maya just arrived. 

She is spending the week to hang out with Katharine before everybody goes back to school.

I predict lots of drawing, singing, chatting, and Minecraft.

Premier Cup Champions

Lennon and the Andromeda 08 Red team played in another tournament and remained undefeated to claim their third championship. The temperatures were in the 100's all weekend, so even with the multiple enforced water breaks it was still hard work playing 5 games over two very hot days.

In the championship final, trailing 3-2 after halftime, Lennon took over and had two great goals (one that froze their keeper in his tracks) and then capped it off with a crazy assist off of a corner kick where he launched the ball at Drew for a header. Lennon gets his share of goals and assists in regular games, but he always seems to step up when an important game is on the line.

Congrats to Lennon and the boys!