Piper wasn’t.
If you were one of the first five loyal readers of my blog, you may remember this post? Yeah, Piper’s attitude toward swim meets hasn’t really changed in a year. She did. not. want to do it. But at least this year she didn’t whine, cry and act terrified. It was more of a moping-around-the-pool kinda thing that she did.
And this year she didn’t have pierced ears on the line … so I had nothing to motivate her with. Promised ice cream wasn’t cuttin’ it!
So this year … Piper & Wynter both made the team … actually, Wynter is more of the mascot for the team. :)
When we went for try-outs, they were both goofing around … horribly! Embarrassingly, horrible! And wouldn’t swim properly.
Since Piper was on the team last year, they knew she could swim, but they needed to see how Wynt did. She did okay … but still not strong enough to be in a meet, so instead, they asked her to ‘swim along with the team.’ That’s translated to being the team mascot. She does a few laps here and there … but I think she’s best used judging canonball contests! ;)
Without too much of a fuss, Piper swam in her first event {freestyle} … I think this photo of her friend Sam {different team} watching her dive in is so cute! Don’t you wonder what she was thinking? I even wondered if Piper took off before the horn blew. I totally don’t remember that she did. They didn’t stop the race, so she must not’ve? But I still have to wonder why Sam isn’t diving in … hmm. Anyway, love the shot …
LOVE this!! She finished. She made it. It wasn’t that bad. Nothing bad happened. She did it!! Woo!!
{still have to teach her to touch the wall when she gets to the end though …}
And then her next {and last} event was the breast stroke. Last year, she did the whole thing under water.
This year she swam above water and did great! She came in first place {she was the only one swimming, hee}!
I love this photo of her all by herself and waiting for the horn!
I love you Pipey J and remain the proudest mommy of all!
that’s a lot of pressure! good job Piper!!!!!!
Hee! And this, right here, is why it’s a good idea to have a blog. Journaling those sweet memories before the details are forgotten!! :-) Yay, Piper, for giving it a shot and congrats on your fabulous finishes!
how sweet is she! Love the photos.
LOVE this post. Swim races are intimidating & exhilirating! I remember once tears that filled up my goggles! What beautiful photos of the day.
Way to go Piper!!