on a lighter note ...

beachboy had a lax tournament on Sunday and while we froze in the wind, rain and arctic temps., at least the lacrosse season is finally here! Beachboy has been playing for 4 years now, however, for some reason he has never played in this tournament. His team has gone the last 3 years, but we have missed it for one reason or another. ANYWAY, the team did a fabulous job - won one and lost three games ... but for a team that just came together as a whole two weeks ago, it was pretty impressive.

One of the remarkable things for me was the ability of beachboy to step up and take on a strong leadership role! The way our league works, the boys play at each level for two years. So, one year you are the newbie and the next year you are the experienced player. Beachboy loves playing with the older boys and loves following their lead and their direction and is very comfortable learning from them. Two years ago we were in the same boat we are now, where beachboy was one of the older boys of the team, but he was not at all comfortable being a leader. This year he has taken to that role with gusto and it is so much fun to watch leading the two younger boys who are playing defense and teaching them, on the field, how to read the players on the other team, help out the goalie, play middie back, etc.

He really loves to play this sport and is just so much fun to watch! Now, we just have to step up the allergy analysis and find a solution to the wheezing and congestion ... doesn't help the running very much!