Swim team has been a new adventure for us this summer. Our good friends, the Seversons, did it last summer and talked us into doing it with them. I didn't quite know if I wanted to drag my little one's rears out of bed every day for practice, but amazingly enough, they have been the ones dragging my rear out of bed. I have never once heard a complaint, whine, or a beg and plead to stay in bed and skip practice. That's a small miracle in this household of "love to sleepers!"
So, the first meet was crazy. There were soooo many people. It seemed like complete and utter chaos, and not to mention it lasted almost 5 hours! Avery swam her first race, won, had to swim it again due to a false start, got out of the pool, puked and cried herself to sleep. Hmmm.....I wondered what in the world I had gotten this 5 year old into.
Pay, she swam like a champ. Her form might have been ugly, but she pounded herself quickly through the water and took first in her heat. She was pretty excited,to say the least.
And just like that....week after week, swim team became a new part of our summer. The girls have loved it. They have made new friends, learned new strokes, and even won a few ribbons. It amazes me to see them grow, work so hard, and accomplish big things. I mean, I can't even swim. Sure I could get myself to the other side of the pool, but it would be a lot of dog paddling and swimming on my back. Bob can swim, but it wasn't until 6 months ago when he took lessons for his triathlon, that he knew himself.
So, already at 8 and 5 Pay and Avery are accomplishing much more than their folks, and we are enjoying cheering them to the finish of each and every race. It is good, and I hope they'll stick with swimming. The older I get the more I realize, "Life long sports are the ones to play!"
P.S. Thanks Nate and Emily, Karrie Jo, Beckham, Kalli, Grandpa and Grandma McBride and Jared for coming to their meets. We love you and appreciate your support!
P.S.S A funny sidenote.....just last week Pay's coaches realized that she and Avery were sisters. All this time....they had no idea. They look and act nothing alike! I thought that was pretty funny!
