Swim Season

Lilly had her first swim meet last night.  Since she is still on the training squad she does 1 lap with a kick board.  She did a great job!  She has been sick and was not feeling like herself but she begged me to go.  Waiting for her race...

 Andy hurt his ankle and was getting it checked out (he's alright!) so I walked over with all the kids.  The boys are soooo good.  I cannot believe how good they are.  They hung in their stroller the whole time and ate pretzels.

 Ella is also so easy.  She hung right beside me without saying a word.  Give the child a soft pretzel and she's happy.

 Preparing to race!  Woo hoo!

 Best buds after their swim.

I was thinking back to last summer.  It was such a hot summer and I was oh so pregnant with the twins.  I had so much physical discomfort and anxiety about what was to come.  It is a year later and I am feeling so much better.  The boys are here and terrific, our family is great, and I feel more like myself physically (not there yet!).  I looked back over the pictures from Lilly's first swim meet last year and enjoyed reminiscing about those days.  So much has changed in a year!

I tried to put on a happy face.

I never thought I'd share this picture with a living breathing soul but it gives me the physical perspective that I need right now.  Holy hugeness.  I was so upset when I realized Andy snapped this picture last year at Lilly's first meet.  The boys were wearing me down!!!  It was so hot and look at those ankles!

Omg.