Last Home Meet & Sr. Recognition

Today we had our last home swim meet!  YAY!  I will never attend another high school swim meet as long as I live.  We are so entirely sick of Dani Caldwell and her control games and bullying that I refuse to let me two younger boys swim for Pine View High School as long as she is coaching for them.   Now that I got that off of my chest...

It was Sr.recognition night at the meet and they put posters up of all the seniors.  BUT, the Sr. got to choose which one.  I wish they would have asked the parents.

Yep, everyone else had these cute Sr. picture's and Josh put this one.  But really I don't mind.  It pretty much sums up how we all feel about this year of swimming.  We will celebrate, LIKE NO OTHER, when it is over.  The best part has been and always will be the friends that are made in swimming.  Swim team members that have to put up with the same crap that you have all season long make you bond so tight that you never loose that friendship.  We are eternally grateful for our challenges that make us stronger people and bring us around better and stronger people.

 Best group of kids ever.  But I also said that about Sophie's group and Shayne's.  Trevor Larsen, standing in the middle next to Josh, and I had a good talk about him going on a mission.  He is ready and excited.  His birthday is in June so he is putting his date of availability in July.  He has had some struggles but has grown up and he is doing it for himself and for the Lord.  He has come a long way and will be a great missionary. 

 These two...#thuglife

 We are so proud of Josh and the incredible leader that he is to his team!  He has shown class, poise, confidence, encouragement, friendship and love to everyone.  He wishes he could have done but Dani would have kicked him off the team.  We love you Josh!

After that the swim meet started and we were off.  Josh and Riley were in the 200 Free Relay and did a great job.  Riley didn't compete much this year but DID keep his grade up and was eligible the entire time!

 I was trying to take a picture of my kids and Kary Wawrzyniak got in the way.  We love that family.  That's one family that Josh has been working on.  They are a part member family and the 2 boys that swim are not members of our church.  So, Josh has been talking to them about it.  Their sister Maddie just got engaged!  To some kid that I don't know.  He looks nice though.

Here is Josh's IM.  I didn't get many good picture's because the lighting in the pool stinks.

 He wasn't happy about his 2:30 time.  He's been stuck for awhile now at getting any PR's.

 Next was the 200 Free Relay

 Luckily Mataya was there to kiss some caps!

 Then he did his backstroke.

 He did not PR but wanted to see where he would be since he had not swam it since the very beginning of the season.  He is still trying to figure out where he will fit into state.  Lastly, this is their 400 Free relay.

 I finally got a good dive picture!  Better late than never.

 Region in in two weeks.  We will see what happens.  It is all up in the air. So much drama that should never be there and that is never caused by the kids.  Just beyond belief.  If we can get through the next two weeks, we can get through anything!