Happy 4th of July!!!!

Laura did the tri-Rock Tri in Austin

Escaped!

Laura in SF CA for Escape from Alcatraz!

Ice Breaker

Sharon and Laura successfully completed their triathlon yesterday. They were both please with their times. The race consisted of a 1/2 mile swim, a 13 mile bike ride and a 4 mile run. The swim was cold and required wet suits. Congrats to Sharon on her 5th place finish in her age group!

Claire gets a best time in 50 free

Claire swim a 27.83 for a new best time in the 50 free.

Claire Swimming

Claire's first swim meet of the school year. Here she is winning the heat in the 50 Free. Aunt Sharon was in town to watch her swim.

Claire wins 5 medals at Summer Swim league champs. She placed 8th in all her individual events and her relays got 4th. She had a best time in free style and the IM. John took a video of her freestyle with his new flip.

Claire earns her letter jacket at districts

Claire swam in districts this weekend. She was ranked 13th in the 50 freestyle swam a personal best to make it to the finals (top 8), however was disqualified for moving on the blocks prior to the start. Pretty heartbreaking. She came in 9th in the 100 freestyle,with another personal best 101.14. On Saturday when she arrived at the meet to watch her friends she was told one of the finalist was injured so that moved her into the finals. She finished 8th with a 100.43,another personal best. Way to go Claire!

Claire 's swimming update

Last weekend Claire swan in two different meets. She was able to better her time in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free. Most notably she swam a 50 free in under 28 seconds, a 27.71. This had been a goal of hers. She will swim in the high school district meet on Friday Jan 29th. A side note, at the UT meet we got to see a 14 year old Missy Freidman from Colorado. She was by far the fastest female in the pool and the UT womens team was competing in this meet. She almost broke a couple of UT swim center records!

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claire at tamu

This weeks swim

Claire and I spent Friday at UT swim center. She was more successful swimming than I was timing. It was fun. Claire took another second off her 50 freestyle and 3 seconds off her 100 freestyle. She is hoping to still better those time and qualify for the meet in Corpus Christi. I am including some photos from meet. Claire is the swimmer diving with the white cap.

Lazy Sunday

Hi Everyone! This weekend, I got Mom and Dad to go to free yoga at Barton Springs Pool and then go for a swim. I went to see Wicked with a Laura, Mary Lou, and Marie. Then we had chicken and brisket that Dad smoked with some neighbors and friends. It continues to be too hot here in Austin.

Today, we stopped by Marie's birthday party at an art studio. They decorated mirrors with big wooden frames. Some were prettier than others. The studio was nice, I would like to go back myself and create mosaics on something for the kitchen or garden.

Tomorrow, Claire starts her sophomore year of high school. Dad will be in Memphis for the week, so you can call him in the evenings, when he might be bored. Laura is in Austin until August 28.

pool

Who can explain all these kids in our pool?

Fourth of July Weekend

This weekend we celebrated Independence Day and Mary Lou's 50th birthday with a party in the backyard. We ate fajitas and swam. Then we went to the neighbors and did sparklers and fireworks. Here is a picture of a firework called Purple Rain.


Christine and PJ came in too. Above is a picture of Marcy and PJ playing in the living room. The cousin dogs got along well. PJ only went over the fence a few times. Tim, Mary and Catherine also visited for the weekend.


Mary Lou's cake was a tres leches cake, and Gloria brought a fun cake for the Fourth that looked like the American flag.

Claire has Summer Swim League Success

Claire was not able to swim at summer champs because of the work trip, but she earned her team so many points during the season that she was the high point 13 to 14 year old girl for the Wild Orcas this year. Her team one every dual meet and this was the first win at champs in 11 years. Her teammates missed her in the freestyle relay, they came in a close second but felt they would have had a good chance at first if she could have been there. She had much fun this summer season!!