Aug 22, 2009
Ashlyn's final swim meet for the summer.
(and my last swimming post!)
All County Championships at the Fairmont Aquatics center
in Sugarhouse.
We have been waiting for the big meet of the summer.
Official timers and real electronic timing pads! yay!
Warm-ups. craziness.
hundreds of little swimmer bodies. All getting ready for the final race!
Go Crestwood Gators!
There were so M A N Y people in the stands.
It was a sight to see. It set the tone like we were at the Olympics (well ya know..) All the eager parents excited to see their swimmer race.
Me soooo included.
It brought back all my memories of swim team...
good and bad, happy and hard. I felt the adrenaline and the excitement of working towards a goal for months and months and F I N A L L Y time arrives. I love that feeling! Ashlyn was a bundle of nerves but held it together...
There she is, smiles and all! She didn't really talk to me until her first race was over.
I sent her off with a kiss and a hug, no parents on deck!
She hated to walk away..it was good for her!
ahh I got a little sentimental seeing her with all the kids.
She was waiting for her event and I know she was sooo nervous. She never wants to lose and always do her best. I am just proud of her no matter her results..she knows that. But we all remember feeling this way in our own lives sometimes.
The pic is sweet with her eyes making contact with me and giving me a brave smile!
(I love this pic of her amongst all the swimmers!)
It's time!
HERE WE GO!
I had my camera and video camera all ready to go
(yes I am an eager parent too!)
Take your marks...GO
I told her to dive in and give it all you got.
Kick your heart out and swim with strong strokes. Man she did that! She dove
off the blocks and flew! she got 2nd place..
difference in time was 40. 08 and her's 41.02~
I was a proud mama! I love watching her swim.
She did great, with her nerves out she had one more event.
She was event number 11 and event number 43! Are you kidding! We had to wait hours and hours and hours for her next event. It was a looong wait, but we weren't leaving!It was so darn crowded and so HOT in the pool area that 100 degree heat outside seemed the better choice!
We hung out, talked, read, ate, R E P E A T.
They were only allowed 2 events so we happened to be the beginning and the end! I actually enjoyed time with JUST Ashlyn. As mom's you know one on one with a child usually never happens. So we loved hanging out !
wahoo.
Her last event finally!
Freestyle again! 25 yd
Off the blocks she went and swam as fast as her little body would go! She said she put her head down and tried her hardest!
She got first in her heat.
time: 19.02!
56 girls swam the same event,
she placed in the top 6!
She did awesome. Like I said, I am so proud of her
for just giving swim team a try this summer.
She has grown to love it and I do think she has talent for it.
I love her stroke,
it is seamless.
SO hopefully we will continue year round! We will see!
C E L E B R A T I O N S were in order!
Ashlyn's choice of course:
WE all went out together. I just snapped a pic of my twinners! 10 yrs old!
(who do need braces soon....but they are cute anyway!
Jake is seriously O B S E S S E D with sports.
It was a lovely day! I loved the warm weather and pretty mountain views!
Ash video taping for Ry who was gone all day!Great goal Jakers!
W A Y TO G O! To many more games...and flag football!
Love the sports seasons! Bring it on!
Great job Ash and Jake..loves to ya both!
xoxo
7 comments:
That's where you were all weekend. I love those moments alone. That's kind of how dance competition goes. Long days and tired feet. Fun stuff though. Good job to Ash. I watch her swim at secret and it seems effortless. Have a fun day with back to school manana. Bring on soccer!!!!
I was nervous reading it!!!!!
She looks like YOU!
Great job ASH!
and we need some braces over here too...that cracked me up...
Good job to Ashlyn, I hope she keeps up with it. It has been a good summer, sad it is almost over. We still have the beach to look forward to, can't wait. I am glad Jake and Lexi are in class together this year, I am sure they will love it!
I can't wait to enjoy some of your kid's games with them in "real time." So here is to marking my calendar! I was so excited to read about Ashlyn's great races! It brought back memories of you and I together, sometimes traveling great distances! it doesn't seem like that much time has gone by. Fun post!
Interesting how you were almost the same age when starting?
I absolutely loved reading about you and Ash together on her big day (good job to her cute chicken legs!) but I loved your mom's comment just as much. I could picture you two together and then seeing you and Ash doing the same thing. Full circle moment - right? Wow, life is good.
And as for Jakers and soccer, what a great kid! Yes, my Saturday's have too turned into sports saturday - 4 kids - 4 sports - and 4 different locations. This is when we need 4 parents!
I think I will always live vicariously through your boys. I love how much they love sports, it's so much fun to read about.
Ashlyn did great at her swim meet, I bet she was so nervous. It's funny how after you have several kids they are always vying for the one on one time. Good job!
Go Ash. Love you girl!
Tawny, again...love this song. Dream big. I'm stealing it. It is awesome. It made me automatically cry for some reason. Good? Not sure, but I love it!
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