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Friday, July 19, 2013
I'M 35!!
This year I turned 35. As I get older I realize it's not what you have in life, but who you have in your life and being healthy. I have been blessed to have such great friends and family in my life. I spent the day with a few of my favorite people.
My nephew, Liam. Love him.
Nazdravy
Daddy with his cutie pie
I got 2 cakes for my birthday!!!!
SWIM TEAM 2013
This year we registered with the Northpointe Shockwaves again for another great year of swim. When you sign up for swim you also sign up for 4 practices a week (some are very early), getting to swim meets before the sun comes up and sitting under a tent for 6+ hours to watch your kid swim a few minutes, but those few minutes are super exciting!!
Ricky had a great beginning to the season. His endurance was up and he wanted to win. He even qualified for a few invitationals. As we got later in the season it almost seemed like he was just going through the motions. His starts were great and fast, but as soon as his leg started hurting he slowed down and didn't push through it. It's frustrating because there is A LOT of time put into this sport. The last meet before his last 2 heats I had a talk with him. He did amazing his last 2 races. He beat his time by 3 seconds on the breast and shaved a few .10ths of seconds of his freestyle seed time (by my timing).
The most exciting part was seeing the fire back in him and the drive, especially his face when he knew he did great and didn't let a little burn in the leg stop him, but worked through it and kept kicking fast. Him getting that feeling of achievement through preserverence.
Since we literally sit under a tent all day in the heat, we have made some great friends. Makes it all worth it.
Slow or fast he was the only child on the diving block who seeked me out and blew me a kiss before every race. Melts my heart.
Next year will be great and a lot more exciting because Hana will also be swimming.
On the ready bench waiting for his turn
1st meet
Ricky had a great beginning to the season. His endurance was up and he wanted to win. He even qualified for a few invitationals. As we got later in the season it almost seemed like he was just going through the motions. His starts were great and fast, but as soon as his leg started hurting he slowed down and didn't push through it. It's frustrating because there is A LOT of time put into this sport. The last meet before his last 2 heats I had a talk with him. He did amazing his last 2 races. He beat his time by 3 seconds on the breast and shaved a few .10ths of seconds of his freestyle seed time (by my timing).
The most exciting part was seeing the fire back in him and the drive, especially his face when he knew he did great and didn't let a little burn in the leg stop him, but worked through it and kept kicking fast. Him getting that feeling of achievement through preserverence.
Since we literally sit under a tent all day in the heat, we have made some great friends. Makes it all worth it.
Slow or fast he was the only child on the diving block who seeked me out and blew me a kiss before every race. Melts my heart.
Next year will be great and a lot more exciting because Hana will also be swimming.
Trying to keep Vincent cool
Ricky acting "cool"
Almost his turn!!
There he goes!!
butterfly - very hard and tiring stroke
Babi came to support her guy
Vincent at his 1st meet. Only 9 days old!
getting ready for back stroke
fooling around under the tent
a champ at another meet
Hana did great too
checking out the competition
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