Happy Birthday, Jordan!!!

Happy 10th Birthday, Jordan! As of 10:45 am you were officially in the double digits. We love you bud and hope you have a wonderful year until your next birthday.

XOXOXOXO

Swim Team at Storm Lake

Thought it would be easier to just post the kids results for their swim meet on Wednesday. They both did a great job and Curt and I are so proud of them. Jordan got 1st in the 25m freestyle and the 50m freestyle, 2nd in both his relays, and third in 25m butterfly. Zach got 2nd in 25m freestyle, 25m breaststroke, and both his relays, and 6th in backstroke. There were a lot of kids competing and they had at least 2 to 3 heats per race. Great job boys. They are home next week for their swim meet, so anyone that is close enough and wants to come, they start swimming at 5:30 and Jordan is usually the 4th race. I would have posted pictures, but I video recorded instead since Curt couldn't be there, that way he got to watch them too.

Didn't forget about the little ones

Riley with Jordan's girlfriend, Kori (a.k.a. Riley's best buddy)
Cutie patootie
What a weird child
One of my favorite pictures, I love his little hand holding the bar.

I know I have posted a lot of the older two and so here is some pictures of the two younger ones. They are loving summer and their new favorite pasttime is hanging out at the baby pool.

Swim Team

Jordan getting ready for the breaststroke
Zach waiting for the relay. Kyle (behind Zach) is their coach and lessons instructor.
Zach diving in for the freestyle
Jordan diving in for the freestyle

The boys had their first swim meet on Wednesday and they did pretty good. Jordan got all second place finishes and he always finished behind the same boy from Cherokee. That boy was a pretty good swimmer and Jordan just missed out first place by a second or so almost each time. They both were killing the other kids swimming by at least three body lengths. Zach got 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third, and 1 fifth place finish. The backstroke was a little hard for him but he fought hard the whole way and we told him he will keep improving on that through the season. Zach was a little nervous at first but got over it as the night went on. We were so proud of the boys. They have never had any formal swim lessons except what Curt and I tought them and this is their first year for swim team. We have always tried to talk them into it in the past but they never wanted to go out. I guess it must have been the year to finally try it out and they love it. And now that they are out for swim team we are finally getting them private lessons to help with their technique for the different swimming styles. It seems to be helping them a lot. Better late than never for lessons.

Have a great weekend.

Full Swing

Jordan at bat
Jordan pitching
Zach at first base
Zach at bat

Baseball season is in full swing and we are already half way done. The boys are doing really well and seem to be enjoying themselves. Jordan is pitching for his team and is improving every week. We work with him every night on his pitching. He has to practice for at least 15 minutes on strictly pitching and then if he wants to be done that is fine, but he usually wants to keep going. He has finally gotten down his technique and is now improving on accuracy and speed. He seems to like the sidearm pitch, it is just odd watching him pitch that way but it feels the most comfortable to him. Zach loves the hitting aspect of baseball (isn't that the truth for most baseball players). He can really get a hold of that ball sometimes and it goes for quite a distance. He got a triple the other night against Manson. Zach is still at the age though where his games are a little boring to watch, especially when they put him in outfield. He doesn't get too much action out there. He does his best at the pitching area and first base. It is a lot more fun to watch him in those positions, there is usually not a dull moment. All in all, they seem to be having a lot of fun at baseball this summer and are improving every game.

Have a great week!!