This summer, Elizabeth, Micah and Benjamin joined swim team. From the end of April till the end of June, the kids had practice every day (sometimes twice a day!) and meets on the weekends. Though at first the schedule was overwhelming, since we were still doing baseball, I am so thankful that we had this experience!
While we've always known our children are athletic, it was fun to watch them excel at another spot. Elizabeth in particular was a natural!! She raked in ribbons and medals through the season! She even medaled at invitationals, a meet swimmers must qualify for based on their times!
Benjamin also had a great season, brought home many ribbons and a medal. He qualified for invitationals and placed in his two events. We were also very impressed by his competitive, yet encouraging spirit.
Micah had a good season, though not as great as his siblings. Curtis and I had several conversations, worried that Micah would become discouraged by the lack of ribbons. He didn't qualify for invitiationals, but went and cheered on his brother and sister with a kind and gentle spirit. It was hard for me as a parent to see him try so hard, yet not get the prizes that his siblings were bringing home. More than anything, we wanted Micah to know that we wanted him to do his best! Not only did we see that he was doing his best, but so did his coaches! At the end of the year, he received the award for Most Improved Barracuda!!! It lifted his spirits and encouraged my mommy heart.
Timothy, not one to miss out on the action, took swim lessons for two weeks. He now tells people when he grows up, he wants to be a Barracuda!
I'm very proud of every one of my little fish!! We're already looking forward to next summer when we join the Bryan Barracudas again!
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