Once we got home, there was one week left of swim team. K and T were on the regular team, EV was on mini-developmental. K and T did a lot of laps those 2 months. It was good exercise and good for water safety.

The meets didn't always go so well. I would know about how well they both could swim and almost couldn't stand it when they'd not really put much into a race. Which shows what a lousy Mom I really can be. For the most part, they did fine. T would work to win the heat ribbons (first in just his heat). K finally won 1 heat ribbon at the last meet. T could place in the 6 and Unders, so he got a few extra ribbons that way.

By the end, they both could swim about equally, but had different strengths. T likes to dive and does it pretty well. K knows how to dive, but won't for whatever reason, so it slows her times down. Doing backstroke, K won't padddle her arms big - it's sorta like the doggy paddle, only on her back. But she kicks good. T's arms are better but he had his own kinks to work out. T's freestyle is faster than K, but K was starting to get better at the breathing and less stopping to doggie paddle to take a breath (the traditional Hansen children method, I found).

Well, it was all just in interesting adventure. I was only really angry one meet at their lack of effort. It's a lot of work getting them to the meets - they have to arrive at 6 am on a Saturday morning. All parents have to be volunteers for various duties. And I was cranky that after all the effort on their behaves, they would put so little into their races. But I've repented of my evil ways. Till next summer...