Three Trees

 

Popeye, the sailor man

 

Aspen, too

I must say, Aspen is pretty happy herself. 

Smiling away

 

Beautiful Booty

Lindy's going a little crazy here. 

She shoots, she scores!

So Aspen is playing soccer again this spring. We had a great time this fall with the team and Aspen did a great job in many respects. She did not, however, score a goal in the 8 games they played this fall. This never bothered me a bit, but I think it was disappointing for Aspen. (On the other field in the last game, the coaches allowed each girl to score a goal by telling the defense to let her go. This is not my favorite thing. There are plenty of other successes on a soccer field... embrace them.)

So, Aspen didn't score. Until Saturday. Aspen's teammate Kendall carried the ball up the left and got within 15 feet of the goal before falling... but Aspen was following close behind and buried her sharp angle shot in the side netting. OK, it wasn't a rocket, but it didn't just trickle in either. Aspen shot her right hand up in the air right after scoring.

I couldn't be more happy for Aspen. It really seemed to mean a lot to her, as she was crushed on Monday when I had to cancel practice due to lighting. I am very proud.

O'Aspen

OK, I'm about to write a quote from another kid for the first time, but it's about one of mine. So you've probably seen other posts about Aspen's friend Ryan, one of the Leonard twins. The twins were Aspen's selections for her birthday celebrating Predators game on the 2nd of March.

So, Aspen told us something Ryan said to her. In their class, they are currently studying planets and stars. Her good friend Ryan said to her, "You know, there should really be an O'Aspen since there's an O'Ryan (Orion)."

How sweet is that?

Push ups

Well, Lindy isn't rolling over or anything yet, but she can do a mean push up.