swim team

This summer marks Carter and Jared's third year on a local swim team. I was on a swim team when I grew up and going to my kids meets has brought back many found memories. The boy don't love swimming, but they like it and they do love being with tons of friends and cousins from church. My main reason for having them join the team was so that they could learn all the stokes which they never would if they weren't on it. I feel that this is a great thing to have for the rest of your life. It comes in handy later on, like when you get to show off to your husband that you can swim better than him. And then later show off to your kids that you are better than dad at one sport at least. (well, that's if you don't count bowling and putt-putt, but those aren't real sports right? That's what Allen keeps telling me when I beat him)

The boys favorite thing about swim meets: food. I try to get them to spread it out over the meet so they don't sink to the bottom of the pool. Mine and Allen's least favorite thing about the meets: the heat and the length of time. If you look closely to the picture of them you can see their events written in permanent marker on their leg and arm-this is so they can keep track of their events for the evening and for the next few days as it slowly wears off. Carter and Jared have done IM's and though they don't win, I am so proud of them because I know how hard it is. Carter's favorite stroke is freestyle and breaststroke. Jared likes free, breast and fly. Neither of them like backstroke but both improved in it alot this year. We had 4 meets this year and now it's over. It was a great season. Maybe Claire can be on the team next year.