We had a fun first this summer...SWIM TEAM!! Asher decided to take the plunge this year and give it a go, becoming an official Sea Monkey (our pool's team name). It was a great experience for him and he really took to it. It was every morning for an hour and he was genuinely disappointed on the mornings we didn't go. The cold morning pool water didn't deter him either (he does not get that from me). He absolutely loved competing in the swim meets on Saturdays too, mostly for the stack of ribbons he came home with each week. He had quite a stack of silky ribbons by the end of the season. The city runs things with lots of positivity which I love; every competitor gets a ribbon whether they are in first or 12th place. Asher had many different colors of ribbons of his own, some of which were blue, red and yellow (1st, 2nd and 3rd). His best events were the backstroke and butterfly, neither of which I can actually perform myself so I was very impressed with his 8 year old skills. The extra energy he burned through was a bonus too!
Beck ran around with all the other little buddies with siblings doing swim team too...finding roly polys, chasing rabbits, building imaginary fires, shooting water guns and eating snacks. We also signed him up for a few weeks of tennis lessons since they're at the same place. Tennis was fun and something different and he looked so cute with a little racket in hand. Beck also did some swim lessons right after swim team for a few sessions. We are thinking next year might be Beckett's year to try swim team too...we shall see! He's not sure about it yet.
At the end of the summer, Asher qualified for the City Meet. He loved competing in it and came home with a second place medal for the relay! He tried his best and swam his little heart out.
I'm so proud of my little swimmers and all the progress they made this summer!
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