Boise West U13

#11 with the pink cleats is our Aden. As the little brother to two other lacrosse players, he has developed into quite the competitor. This year, with how the birthdays fall, he was the youngest member of his team. He made the A team though and saw a good amount of playing time. He will spend his off season trying to bulk up, as you can see, some of the other guys are way bigger than him. Hard to think about an Archuleta being the lil' guy :)

U15 Meridian North

 (Photo above: Captures by KM Photography)

Kaleb had quite the year in lacrosse. His team finished last but he had a lot of goals this year. Go #12! He was well liked by his teammates, he worked on his left handed shot and he learned how to better read the field. Matt helped to coach his team and Kaleb thoroughly enjoyed that as well.

This last shot is my favorite, he has the ball in his stick and he scored. You can also see the beautiful Boise backdrop behind the Ann Morrison fields where the boys play.

Patriots Lacrosse

We are halfway through lacrosse season over here. Parker, Kaleb, and Aden are playing this year. I will start with Parker. He plays for Centennial High School on their JV team. Before the league games began we traveled to Salt Lake City to play in a tournament back in March. My parents joined us and rented a sweet little mountain getaway. It made for a fun trip. We watched a lot of lacrosse, saw a Jazz game, and of course Matt and I found an In and Out.

I try to bring the camera out a few times each game but the team has some parents that are much more talented than me. Plus, the game is truly fun to watch. Super fast paced and action packed.

 They are ranked 7th of nine teams, so there has been a lot of tough losses. He is one of the team's captains, which suits him. Quite a bit of new leadership skills developing this year. Our mantra has been; "Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn."

Reno

Parker's JV lacrosse debut! He is playing for Centennial High School and enjoying a new position on attack. The year kicked off with a tournament in Reno. 
Matt and I were up for some one on one time with Parker while Grandma Ellen took the other 3 boys for a fun weekend of their own.

(real reason for the road trip)


He played so well all weekend and scored more goals than all of last season. We stayed an extra day to sleep in and check out the outlet mall in Sparks. And one more meal at In and Out before hitting the road.



Parker is the best company, I joke that I gave birth to my best friends. Also, you can almost see in the picture that he is now taller than his dad. That seems noteworthy to me and it is still so bizarre that we have a child in high school!

boy mom

There is a lot about parenting that has thrown me for a loop. Having four boys, one thing I knew for sure was that team sports would be a part of our future. This year it was Aden's turn to try lacrosse. A funny thing about my detail oriented son, he is the only one in the family to ever read the rulebook for lacrosse. Aden is number 8 on the yellow team.

 Here is what I consider my best capture to date:

 Can you see the ball he just shot? The goalie caught it but we were so proud anyway.