This summer the boys swam with the Lakeside team again. We actually debated earlier in the summer if the boys were going to swim this year because in April the boys enrolled in Tae Kwon Do. The boys have practices 4-5 times a week and they are really enjoying it. The schedule was tough before school ended, to have them at Tae Kwon Do practice from 4-5 and then out at the Lakeside pool practicing from 6:15 - 8pm. Once school ended it seemed a little easier, but it was still difficult for us to arrange a good time to eat dinner together. The boys would come home from practice after 5:15 and be out the door an hour later. Rush, rush, rush.
Anyways, we decided to leave the boys in swimming this summer because staying busy can be a good thing....and the boys needed the exercise. Both boys seemed to pick up big appetites this summer. I guess you can call it growing up, but it finally caught up to my two oldest piggies. In fact, in June we decided to get a lock for the pantry door to keep ALL three bugs out! Now I just need a lock for the refrigerator.
Ok-- I'm getting sidetracked.
Back to swimming!
The boys had another wonderful season. We didn't go to as many meets as usual because of camping. The boys went camping three times so far this summer...and they missed the first meet of the season so Luke and I could go to my company picnic at Disneyland. Looking back on the last 7 weeks of summer break, we have been pretty busy.
I am proud of the boys for the effort they put in and working hard.
Last week there was a parent/coach relay in the middle of the meet. I don't know what I was thinking, but it WAS hot outside and I was desperate. I even sported Bubba's goggles this year.
Swim championships today.
Bubba made it to the finals in the backstroke and placed 8th. Tubbs made it to the finals in the backstroke and breast stroke. Tubbs took 7th in the back stroke and 3rd in the breast stroke.
That Stop Wasn't On My Itinerary....
So the Hogue's made it to Florida for our first official family vacation. It was Sawyer's first plane ride....and Simon's first plane ride that he can remember. We were excited....the boys were stoked. We had everything we needed! But it seems that Sawyer packed something with him that wasn't on our checklist: a big case of pneumonia. Yes, the little fella made it almost one whole day in Florida before he started heading downhill fast. Our 2nd day in Orlando we were in the Urgent Care south of Cocoa Beach. (By the way, to see a doctor more quickly, it helps if you vomit all over the waiting room in front of the receptionist. Little tip for ya) After chest x-rays they advised us to head to the ER in Melbourne, where they eventually admitted him to the hospital. So, we had 3 night deluxe accommadations at the Holmes Regional Medical Center. The little whipper snapper was a trooper though! The nurses loved him, thankfully, and made us all feel right at home. We were going to send postcards out with pictures of the hospital since we spent 40% of our trip there...but they didn't have any. Imagine that!Hmmm.....maybe its something they should consider.
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