We had our second dual meet today vs. Hillwood Country Club. They are our toughest competitor, according to the coaches, but when the 1st half was complete, we were looking pretty good. We are hoping that the "big kids" (ages 11-18) can hold 'em off this afternoon to pull out the win.
Here are some of the highlights:
Cooper on the block for
25-yard Freestyle
Cooper trucks along for
25 yards of Freestyle
Cole wraps up 25 yards of Freestyle with a personal best
time of 18.06 (cutting 4.5 seconds off his fastest time)
Cooper and the Seven Hills 6&Under Boys B Relay
prepare for greatness!
Cooper swims an amazing 25 yards backstroke...
...which was more like 45 yards
if you count the zigzags
but he was
LEGAL
the whole way!
Cole on the block for
25 Breaststroke.
Time: 27.20
(3.5 seconds off his best time)
Cole also swam the 100 Individual Medley (IM) and both relays. He took an amazing 18 seconds off his best time on the IM ending with a 1:52:05. He was anchorman on the 7-8 Boys A Free Relay and swam the Breaststroke leg for the A Medley Relay. In both relays, Seven Hills took 2nd behind a dynamo Hillwood crew. But what a meet it was! Tonight is the Swim Team Ice Cream Social so we are off to buy "our favorite topping" to take to the festivities. It should be a sugar overload for certain!
I know that I posted Ivy's new applique outfit yesterday
but here she is modeling it.
For the 9th consecutive year, Seven Hills is the City Champion and brought home the trophy for the big end-of-meet party at the club. As in years past, they mowed a message in the hillside and this year it says: 7 Hills Again! Way to go, Barracudas!
Monday night was the swim team banquet where they give participation trophies, City Meet medals, and individual recognition awards. Cooper was super excited to get his medal for placing 8th in the City on his Freestyle Relay. He also got a participation trophy for being on the team but he didn't want to take a picture with it because it was "too small." He apparently was expecting a life-sized trophy.
Cole also collected his City Meet bounty - 5 medals and a ribbon - from placing in every event. If you didn't see the update the other day, the results of the relays ended in 3rd in the Medley and 4th in the Free. WOW! After each member of his group of 7-8 swimmers was called to the stage to receive their participation trophy, Cole was singled out as the 7-8 Boys Most Valuable Swimmer! WOW!
On another note, here is Ivy in her new applique shirt to match the skirt. What a doll baby!
As for extreme outfits, this one takes the cake. I made Ivy this Fourth of July Tu Tu dress yesterday that should be quite the attention-getter. Red and White Tulle and a Navy and White wide ribbon tie. It certainly isn't something she can wear for long periods of time but it sure is cute on this little starlet.
I made Ivy a couple of items this morning and thought I'd share the outcome. She is happy to oblige when I get out the camera and promptly yells "Cheese!" even before I'm ready. For this salmon-ish paisley pillowcase dress, I decided to make a contrasting pair of bloomers. Super Duper Cute (as Brandi would say.) She is growing so fast that I decided to make it a little longer because the ones I made a few months ago are starting to look like shirts rather than dresses. I think I'll make some bloomers for those other ones so that she can continue to wear them.
