proud mama

sorry, but i have to . . .jordan had a swim meet last sunday. we were there with lots of anxiety but hopeful that he would do well. he swam in three events; backstroke, freestyle and anchor for the relay. they had different heats based on the child's times from the previous meet. there was some confusion with the backstroke event. jordan didn't swim in his heat because they put him in the wrong spot. and yes i was furious, but when he swam he did pretty good. he placed 5th overall for his age group. then they did the freestyle and he won his heat!! he got a ribbon for that. on tuesday at practice they pass out medals and ribbons for overall winners. jordan got third place overall for freestyle!! so they gave him two medals, one for 3rd place and one for 5th place. he was so happy and i am so proud. when he talked to bobby about it at dinner, bobby said, "see, you didn't like it at first but now look at what you have accomplished." to which jordan said, "well i still don't really like it but i'm glad i did it." that's how it goes around here.


after the meet we went to this really cool park here in granada hills for the y-guides nation event. jordan and bobby have been a part of this YMCA father-son program since he was in pre-school. this year andrew got to join in the fun. they have monthly meetings, trips to the big bear and catalina and events like this family picnic. i wish i had my camera handy to capture the moment when all of the dads had to play leap frog. it was a sight to see. we brought a picnic, played games and had fun with the other families. someday sofia will be a part of this group too. they call it y-princesses. looking forward to that.