Leo's year has been big and turning 12 is no surprise given that he is thriving in middle school!
School: Leo started Moore Square Magnet Middle school in late July and has done a wonderful job of navigating his classes: including getting around the facility, being efficient with his time to knock out projects and homework, writing his teachers with questions, and being really at home in the newness that comes with changing electives every quarter. He has taken a lot of science electives like Astronomy, Myth busters, and Forensics. He also has enjoyed Strategic Games and Team Games.
Sports: Last spring, Leo played his third season of baseball and then switched to soccer at the Y this fall. Nicholas coached and they both had a great time...enough so that they are back at it again this spring. :) After Jason had done a few weeks of basketball practices in November and all the boys in the cul-de-sac were playing basketball a lot, Leo said that he, too, would like to play. We were able to get him a spot on the Y U14 team, and he had a great time!
Books: Since the school year began, Leo has read the Pendragon series and the Ranger's Apprentice series. Since the start of 2024, we have been listening to the Hunger Games series on the way to and from school. Leo is excited that the 5th book of the Inheritance Cycle series just came out, too! By the end of fifth grade last year, he finished all the Harry Potter books and we watched each movie after each book.
Friends: Leo continues to be lucky in his friends around the neighborhood. Jason, Leo and they all meet up many days of the week to play basketball, soccer, shoot nerf guns, play in the woods, play Legos. Leo's got a good group of friends who sit together at lunch at school, too.
Other interests: Leo got back into Legos a bit this year and often can be seen building with tiny blocks/pieces that he got in his stocking at Christmas. After Astro died in May, Leo is the one who talks about him to me the most and just recently asked me for pictures of him. Leo still likes to climb trees, play on his Xbox with Luke, Jason, and Luke's friends, swim in the summer, and hike whenever we go to the mountains. Leo loves homemade chicken noodle soup, orange chicken, hot chocolate in the mornings, and hot tea at night. His go-to fruits are blueberries, apples, pears, and mandarin oranges. He also loves chocolate and cherry cordial ice creams. His favorite cookie is chocolate chip. Leo still wears almost all black...but I am trying to get him to budge on that point!
Fall '23 Soccer
Here are Leo's physical stats as of 2/13/24:
Height: 5' 0.75'', 79%
Weight: 95 lbs, 61%
Finally, the birthday quiz!
