New Shark and New Swim Season

We have a new Shark and a new color this year.  Laurie joined her big sister and brother on the Sharks swim team as a 4 year old.  We are thrilled to have all 3 kids swimming together.  Course, all 3 swimming meant I was at swim practice after school for about 3 hours a day, but we survived those practices fairly well.

Another new thing this year was our color.  After being red sharks for 3 years, we are now Blue Sharks!  Good thing my kids look awesome in Blue!! 

We had our first swim meet last night in which all the races were relays.  It was a good first opportunity for the kids to get in the big pool with a crowd.  Laurie was thrilled to swim as a big kid.  While I was working the tent, Brian took mNY videos of the munchkins.  

He interviewed Birdie before her first swim.

Wasn't she adorable?

Check out her first Freestyle Relay...

Don't you love the way she knew exactly when to jump in?  And got to swimming so quickly?  LOVE IT!!!  Laurie's other race was a back stroke relay.  She did great.

Daniel was scheduled for a medley relay, but when he realized he was scheduled to swim the Butterfly leg, he wouldn't swim.  The coaches and other parents tried to convince him to get in and try, or even just do freestyle, but he wouldn't. He got up on the block, crying and stressed, and wouldn't jump in.  That was not a great start to his swim season.  A little while later, he got a second chance and swam an excellent backstroke relay.

Could you see him concentrating on getting his hands to hit the water just right?  He is very proud to get it right.

Ashley swam in a Breaststroke relay and a freestyle relay.  Ashley loves to swim the breaststroke but always get disqualified, and last night was no exception.  Her feet caused a splash out of the water.  She and I reviewed the video today of her race to help her.  The "good" news - all four Breaststroke relay teams in her heat were disqualified.  Go Figure....  Here is her telling her Dad about her upcoming race.

Did you notice her new missing tooth. The tooth fairy has been extremely busy at our house lately.

Her last race was a freestyle relay and it was AWESOME!  We were so very impressed with how she looked.  I wish we had taken video of that race or timed her individual portion because I believe she beat her personal best for free. I can't wait to see her do an individual free in a meet this year.

After swimming breaststroke and free last night, she is not scheduled to swim either at the meet tomorrow. Ashley is listed to do an 100 Individual Medley, 25 Butterfly and 25 Backstroke.  Daniel is scheduled to swim 25 Freestyle, 25 Backstroke and 50 Freestyle.  Birdie is 25 Free and 25 Back.  

We'll see you at the pool in the morning at 6:45!