First Place/Championship Swim Meet

Today wrapped up the end of swim season for this year.  Four months of swimming came to an end today.  Today was the championship swim meet in Oakdale.  Mikayla was supposed to swim the breaststroke for the very first time on a relay team and as an individual event, she was excited and ready to go.  The coach was excited and thought she would do very well, BUT unfortunately she got sick.  Friday night she got a high fever, sore throat, and headache.  By Saturday morning her fever was higher, she had a stomach ache, and  was vomiting as well.  John stayed home with her.  While Ashlee, Hailee, Dylan, Landon and I went to the swim meet (I watched my brothers kids for him because he had to work). 

The day went very well.  The weather was perfect.  Not too hot, not too cold.  The kids were all well behaved and everyone had a good time.  Ashlee swam the best she has ever swam in the two years she has done swimming.  Ashlee got her very first, first place today.  Ashlee got first place in her heat for swimming the 50 yard backstroke,  2nd place in her heat for 50yard freestyle, and 3rd place in her heat for 100yd freestyle.  Ashlee did very well.  Too bad, John and Mikayla were not able to be there to witness it.  As soon as Ashlee got out of the pool she called John with the great news. 

While Ashlee was swimming Hailee, Dylan and Landon would go to the end of her lane and cheer her on.  The kids made cute little signs that said "Go Ashlee. Ceres Dolphins".  Landon was holding the sign up at the end of her lane when she won.  He was her good luck charm.  After that, Landon brought his sign to every race that Ashlee and her friends swam in and held it up for them.  Landon said: "they win with my sign." 

The picture below is of Ashlee and Landon after she won first place.  The orange bracelet is something they give you as soon as you win first place.  You wear it on your ankle or wrist and that let's other people know that you were a first place winner.  Ribbons, trophies and medals come following the meet.

Landon with his sign and Ashlee with her first place bracelet.



Mikayla's team picture for the year.




Alyssa and Ashlee

Mikayla and Allison

Ashlee in the black swim suit getting ready to compete

Mikayla she likes swimming, but she doesn't like competing in the meets.  GO FIGURE!