The three big kids have been swimming on a swim team since this past summer. They had their first meet a few weekends ago, and I finally got some photos. I am thankful for this activity for many reasons. They are having fun, making great friend, exercising, and learning a life long set of skills. On Thanksgiving, while we were talking about what we were thankful for, they all mentioned their swim coaches. It is testament to the kindness and dedication of those wonderful coaches who spend endless hours at the pool. There are meets nearly every weekend, but due to the fact that sitting at a pool all weekend long with little ones and driving all over the state is not something I can fathom doing, we will only swim the local meets for the time being. The kids seem ok with that. Turns out my kids love the breast stroke and do well at it. Sarah placed in both her breast stroke events, and Luke placed in the back stroke. It is funny to watch Sean swim. He is nearly the smallest little guy out there and focus can sometimes be lacking. He swam one race with goggles around his neck....because he forgot to put them on. Patrick had to run to the bathroom and pull him out of the "potty" moments before another event. But he has fun and loves to win his heat. There was a big learning curve at the meet as I tried to read heat sheets, figure out what b times were, and learn the system of "body art" that involves a sharpie, hard to decipher swimming lingo, and arms/legs of children all in order to get them to the blocks at the right time.
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