Pumpkin Swim Meet

The girls had their first two day swim meet over the Halloween weekend. It was pretty cute because after warm ups, they got to do a costume parade. They were supposed to do a little parade outside, but at the last minute they all stayed inside for some reason. I'm not sure why, but it was kind of a bummer for the parents because we couldn't see any of the cute costumes. The venue was a huge natatorium! There were two 8 lane pools set up to run at the same time. It was also going to be Kacy's first meet to do any 50's, and Adilyn's first meet to do any 100's. Adilyn had a tough program with four races each day, 2 50m races and 2 100m races both days. They both did really well, although Kacy seems to be getting a little frustrated with not winning any medals. There are just so many ridiculously fast swimmers that they are trying to compete with. She had an amazing backstroke race, and after she said, "Do you think I am going to get a medal? I swam as fast as I possibly could!" I had to tell her that I was almost certain that she did not get a medal. She ended up 14th, medals were given out through 8th place. I hope that she will focus more on her time improvements, and not get too frustrated with not winning races or getting top places. Adilyn is totally fine with just time improvements, but Kacy is not there yet. I understand because I would totally feel the same way! Adilyn dropped a lot of time on her backstroke, didn't get disqualified in her IM, and felt good about her meet. It's definitely a different environment, and it's a lot to get used to, but they still seem to be enjoying it. So, we'll stick with it until something changes!

 Brooke gets pretty bored at the meets, which is totally understandable. We color, we read, she meditates, she eats, we take silly face selfies, we get really bored...So, here are some pictures of our fun while cheering on the sisters!