Yesterday Nate competed in his first State Championship. This was the YMCA 8 & under Swim Championship. All season Nate has been competing against kids who were 8 or under as of Dec. 1, 2008- so in some cases the kids could actually be 9. For this meet the kids competed against their own age group so Nate competed against other 7 year olds. Unfortunately two kids didn't show so Nate's relay teams didn't get to compete but here are his individual results.
25 Free- 11th Place time 24.25- personal best!
50 Free- 12th Place time 1:05.
25 Back- 13th Place time 28.36- personal best!
They give ribbons down to 12th place so Nate gets 2 ribbons from this meet which is great, plus doing his PRs in 2 events was awesome too. Nate had a great swimming season and doesn't really want it to be over. In fact he asked if he could practice with the 9 & 10 years next week just for fun. We'll see about that but we'll definitely be back next fall for another season!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
At least he's honest
A few minutes ago I put Max in time out for not being nice. After the 3 minutes, I went in and asked "are you ready to be nice now?
Max answered "No. I not be nice. Go Away."
Not really what I was looking for but at least he was honest. I told him that he could come out of his room when he was ready to be nice and a few minutes later he came out and is doing much better now.
Max answered "No. I not be nice. Go Away."
Not really what I was looking for but at least he was honest. I told him that he could come out of his room when he was ready to be nice and a few minutes later he came out and is doing much better now.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Lucky 13 Spa
On Friday Night the "Lucky 13" Spa opened its doors for business.
On Saturday Morning, the Spa, having run out of resources closed its doors.
On Saturday Morning, the Spa, having run out of resources closed its doors.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Sesame Street Live
Max and I had a great time yesterday at Sesame Street Live. Mary & Cassie Christian and Mandy Wagner, Emily, Carson & Kendall joined us for the adventure. Mandy made the kids Sesame Street clothes. We overheard lots of "look how cute they are" type comments.
Cookie Monster (Max), Zoe (Emily), Big Bird (Kendall), Oscar (Carson), Elmo (Cassie)
All the kids were really excited while we were finding our seats:
And then when the show began:
They were enchanted.
Max did get a little antsy just before the intermission. 45 minutes is a long time for his attention span. But a little snack helped a lot! We brought our own snacks in Elmo treat boxes and the kids were in heaven. We were much happier having them eat granola bars, raisins and goldfish crackers instead of the cotton candy the show was selling.
We had a great time. I would definitely recommend this show if you have a Sesame Street fan in your family!
Cookie Monster (Max), Zoe (Emily), Big Bird (Kendall), Oscar (Carson), Elmo (Cassie)
All the kids were really excited while we were finding our seats:
And then when the show began:
They were enchanted.
Max did get a little antsy just before the intermission. 45 minutes is a long time for his attention span. But a little snack helped a lot! We brought our own snacks in Elmo treat boxes and the kids were in heaven. We were much happier having them eat granola bars, raisins and goldfish crackers instead of the cotton candy the show was selling.
We had a great time. I would definitely recommend this show if you have a Sesame Street fan in your family!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Teenager!!
At 11:18 today, we officially entered the Parents of Teenagers club! My first baby is now 13. Wow. And in four and half years she could be going away to college. Double wow. I'm not really nervous about having a teenager in the house. In fact, I'm looking forward to it. The older Kaylee gets, the more I like her. (Someone remind me of that later, o.k.?)
She's really a good kid. She loves God and she tries hard to be Christ-like. She's generally kind and very generous. She's a good friend. She is a slob, but she gets that from me, so what can I say about that?
I'm sure we have lots of fun times ahead of us. I mean that both literally and sarcastically. But the bottom line is she'll always be my baby, and I love her very much.
Happy Birthday Kaylee
She's really a good kid. She loves God and she tries hard to be Christ-like. She's generally kind and very generous. She's a good friend. She is a slob, but she gets that from me, so what can I say about that?
I'm sure we have lots of fun times ahead of us. I mean that both literally and sarcastically. But the bottom line is she'll always be my baby, and I love her very much.
Happy Birthday Kaylee
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