Hurricane Swimming 2013

I have wanted to get the kids involved in a summer swim team for years, and felt like they were missing out whenever I would hear about their cousins swimming.  When we lived by Sea World there weren't great swim team options.  After we moved I was happy to hear there was an open swim team in a neighborhood fairly close to ours.  We just had to sign up before they hit their 130 max.  Someone from the ward forwarded me the email with the information and I went to the pool on a Saturday to sign them up.  Because they were new to the team, they had to try out and show the coach that they could swim across the pool.  I was worried because I didn't know if Julia could make it all the way across the pool without stopping.  I had Matt take her to the pool a couple of times to have her practice.  They all did great and made the team.

First Swim meet 6-17-13 at Colonies North

Blake keeping himself entertained

Julia

5th - 8&U 25 yd. back - 37.38

3rd - 8&U 100 yd free relay - 2:11.75

Brayden 

5th - 10&U 25 yd. breast - 26.25

6th - 10&U 25 yd. free - 23.22

Kylee

4th - 12&U back - 23.00

2nd Swim meet 6-25-13 at Northwest Crossing

Julia

4th - 8&U 100 yd free relay - 2:13.97

Brayden

4th - 10&U 100 yd medley relay - 2:14.25

3rd - 10&U 25 yd breast - 24.47

Kylee

4th - 12&U 100 yd. medley relay - 1:37.65

3rd - 12&U 100 yd free relay - 1:09.09

3rd Swim meet 7-1-13 at Braun Station

Julia

3rd - 8&U 100 meter medley relay - 2:45.53

6th - 100 meter stairstep relay - 1:45.73

4th - 8&U 25 meter breast - 1:04.62

4th - 8&U 100 meter free relay - 2:36.56

Brayden 

3rd - 10&U 100 meter medley relay - 1:55.63

5th - 10&U 25 meter breast - 28.80

6th - 10&U 25 meter free - 23.50

Kylee

5th - 12&U 25 meter back- 24.12

6th - 100 meter stairstep relay 1:45.73

4th - 12&U 100 meter free relay - 1:27.32

There was a 4th swim meet on July 8, 2013 against Misty Oaks.  There was a storm with lightening that rolled in after the medley relays and some of the butterfly.  They ended up canceling the rest of the meet.

Julia

4th - 10&U 100 yd medley relay - 2:06.03

Brayden 

3rd - 10&U 100 yd medley relay - 1:55.16

Kylee 

2nd - 14&U 100 yd medley relay - 1:10.46

Championship Meet 7-13-13 at Northside Aquatic Center

For the Championship swim meet, they score differently than the the rest of the swim meets. They score them by each age, so all the 7 year olds are competing against each other instead of the combined 7 and 8 year olds.  The kids did great with their swimming.  We are very proud of how much they have improved.  Results:

Julia

7th- 7&U 25 yd. back - 34.73

12th-7&U 25 yd. free - 34.97

Brayden

DQ- 10&U 100 yd. medley relay 

2nd- 10&U 25 yd. breast - 24.21

5th- 10&U 25 yd. free - 20.58

3rd- 10&U 100 yd. free relay - 1:15.77

Kylee

5th- 12&U 25 yd. breast - 23.67

6th- 25 yd. free - 16.60 

Team Results

Hunters Chase II Hurricanes - 1533

Northwest Crossing Dolphins - 1072

Colonies House Dolphins - 968.5

Dominion - 831.5

End of Year Party 7-15-13

Each of the kids got a trophy for being part of the team.  Coach Haidin called them up by each age group and hand them out.

July 4th

This year for July 4th we wanted to keep it low key.  We have been trying to get things done around the house before the baby is born, so we didn't really want to stress about hosting a get together.  We celebrated as a family with Uncle Carlos.  To make it a little more fun we got a Slip-n-Slide and an inflatable baby pool for the kids.  We thought the hill in the back yard would make the slip n slide more fun, though it didn't really work as envisioned.  The slope made the water in the sprayers running the length of the Slilp-n-Slide only spraying at the bottom.  We improvised with some success and the kids took turns pouring water as they went down.  

The next day we went on a day trip to the beach because we weren't going to be able to go in the summer with the baby's due date in August.  We went to Mustang Island which is only a couple of hours away.  The sand isn't great because there is lots of seaweed, but the drive is not bad and the kids like it.