I'll spare you the play-by-play details

Because OBVIOUSLY some people don't find swim meets as exciting as perhaps the participants and parents - I mean - poor Coby - she tried her hardest to keep interest, but fell short by about an hour!!!

But I have to say I'm so proud of my kids! Last night was the LAST {insert fanfare music here /TA\/DA\ lots of symbols crashing and other chaotic merriment} swim meet of the season! It was divisionals - 8 lanes open - Gold, Silver & Bronze metals along w/ 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th place ribbons to be had for all!

My talented children came home with 9 medals - including 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze, along with various other placement ribbons (thank you to the relay teams - ya know, you're only as fast as the kid that swims like a rat on acid) Poor Howie didn't get any medals and because of that he has vowed to never ever ever swim again ever unless, of course, his friend Brendan is there, in which case, he'll make an exception. (I just have to laugh at the expression on his face! It makes it even harder when you miss out on getting a metal by a HAIR!)


I must toot the horns of Kali, who got a GOLD MEDAL in the butterfly - WOAH - (she's never attempted that stroke in a race before!! she did FANTASTIC) Rossi EARNED his medals, the races were all very close down to the photo finish, BUT what's so impressive about him is that he only swam in his division (13-14) for ONE race, the other ones he swam up a level - the 15 and above - he did PHENOMENALLY! Kiersten of course did her best, had to pinch-swim for one of the girls on her relay team who got sick just before the race. Howie also swam butterfly (a new stroke for him) and came in BARELY 4th - just missed that bronze medal by a hair!