swim team

Beachgirl had swim evaluations for the swim team yesterday ... and blew me away! I don't like to brag, but for a child who dropped out of swimming lessons because she was wayyyyy too shy to deal with an actual swimming teacher ... the girl ROCKS!!! Well, she rocks at freestyle, anyway, which she taught herself watching swimming meets on television! Backstroke, breaststroke & butterfly need some work ... but come on, she is 8 and has been spending the last 4 years (since dropping out of swim class) perfecting the most amazing freestyle I have ever seen - ok, a little biased, but you didn't see her!!!!

This is the first year for swim team and I was looking forward to the 45 minutes on MWF ... but nooooooo, she has to be the "center" of our family and was bumped up to the next group where she practices 1 hour MTWT. In my mommy heart of hearts this is way too much of a commitment for an 8 year old (especially when you consider what is going to happen to her hair) and I am seriously concerned about her school work ... but now I have something to take away if she starts acting out. Always looking for the positive!

Wish us luck as we fit this into our lives (or fit our lives around swimming!)