Eilers 6: Swim Team and Baseball (June)

Our June was SUPER busy this summer. We were finishing off baseball season, which was 'supposed' to end in May. However, Ezra's team made it to playoffs, which was fun! They ended up getting 4th place I believe. Had we gotten 3rd place of above in playoffs, we would have then had to play in City. I am thankful we got 4th! Ha! On top of ending our baseball season, which we had practice 2x a week and weekend games, we had started up our swim team practices. The practices were every evening until school let out, then they were every morning at 9am. This really wasn't bad because our pool is really at the end of the street we live on. So, we would just pack up our swim bag and walk to the pool. It gave us something to do each morning and then the kids would swim for a little bit after, also. We basically LIVE at the pool. The kids ask to go every day, and it really is something easy and relaxing for me to do with them! We love our neighborhood and enjoy being at the pool.
Ezra and Emersyn ROCKED swim team this year. I wasn't quite sure how Emersyn would do. She can swim, but at the beginning of the season it wasn't on her 'favorite' list. Last summer, she could not swim and didn't even want to try and do it. She was TERRIFIED of the deep end and basically clutched on with a death grip to me whenever we were in the pool. Meanwhile, little Elynn, who was 2 at the time, would freely jump in with no one watching! So, this summer, I was excited when Emersyn said she wanted to give swim team a try. We did a 'trial' week with the team for her and she LOVED it. I think it helps having friends swim with her. One of her preschool classmates was also on the team, and that really helped. Well, it turns out, our little Emersyn is a really good swimmer! She got first in backstroke a number of times and would either place 3rd or above in her freestyle stroke. The coaches even put her on an 8 and under relay with all 7-8 year olds. She did great and LOVED every second of it!! She ended up being MVP of our swim team in her age category. That means, she earned the most points for our team in her age group. I cannot wait to see how she does next year!
Ezra, also ROCKED it this year. He was still in the 6 and under group this summer because his birthday falls after the season is over. He got 1st in freestyle and backstroke almost every time he swam. He even rocked the Championship meet and got 1st in freestyle and backstroke over the whole division in his age group, which sent him to AllStars! In the middle of the season, they decided to try Ezra in the butterfly stroke. This is such a hard stroke to learn and you usually start swimming it around 7 or 8. So, we had him take 3 lessons with one of the coaches to help him get the technique down. He picked it up so fast! He even placed 3rd overall in butterfly at our Championship meet! He too brought home the MVP award for our swim team, bringing in the most points for our team in his age group! I was super proud of him. He loves swimming too.
Our litte Elynn can SWIM all by herself this summer too! She is 3 and loves it! She so badly wanted to be on the swim team, and I kept telling her she couldn't because she had to be able to swim all by herself..well, I am sure that is what motivated her to learn to swim. One day at the pool swimming and I didn't have her float on her because I was right next to her. She just started swimming all by herself. So I signed her up for 6 lessons and she got it right away and took off swimming. She has not looked back. She can even swim the backstroke! I am pretty sure she will be ready for swim team next year!
As for me, I was busy with our church summer bible study. I facilitated the study again this summer, with the help of my friend Elizabeth. It was a great study!