VICTORY!!!

WE WON!!!!

GO EAST HAMPTON HURRICANES!

The swim meet last night was a huge victory for Sarah and the rest of her teammates.

There were many events that had to be changed at the last minute and all the kids stepped up and swam their little hearts out. Originally Sarah was only scheduled to swim in the 25 meter front and back stroke but they needed her to swim with the relay team so she jumped right in and acted as if this was a regular event for her. I was so proud of her and she helped her team win 2nd place.

Sarah with her 1st place ribbons for front and back stroke.

Also won 2nd place in 6 and under relay.

She is SO proud!

debuting her new haircut that she hopes will make her swim faster ;)

(it worked!!)

before warm ups

taking a break after the relay event

Fueling up before the backstroke event

(by the way, Sarah's backstroke was beautiful this week. I would have recorded it but I was too busy screaming for her to kick her feet and use big arms. I really think this may be her best event.)

Swim Meet Success

The first ever swim meet was a success! Sarah was a bit nervous during warm ups because of the crowd and she was a bit hesitant right before it was her turn to race but she did it and we were all so proud!! She placed 3rd in the frontstroke and 4th in backstroke and by the end of her second run she was begging to race again. Papa came up for her swim meet and we were all so excited to have him here for her very first race!!!

Sarah and Lindsey before the meet

Papa and the girls

Sarah and some of her teamates sizing up the competition

Papa's first swim meet!! YAY PAPA!! :)
I had fun with you Dad, thanks for coming to help support Sarah!

With Coach David

The swim meet crew

EAT MY BUBBLES!

(she was SO excited to have this written on her back!)

GO HURRICANES!!

Getting a sugar injection before their last race

(our secret weapon) :)



Here is video of Sarah's first ever event. Unfortunately they started before my camera turned on so I didn't get a shot of her jumping off the blocks. She is the 4th lane from the left. The screen may look black but click on the play button and you should be able to view the video.

WAY TO GO SARAH!! WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF YOU!!!

The Big Day - GO Easthampton Hurricanes

Today is the big day, Sarah's first swim meet!

We don't know much since this is our very first swim meet but I think it's safe to say that she will be swimming the front and back stroke and possibly be part of a relay team. They have been practicing their starts off the dive blocks and it's so funny because they will be in dive position and either belly flop or get into some crazy position before hitting the water.

Sarah swims very gracefully and doesn't like to make a splash so we're hoping she kicks it up a notch and shifts into high gear tonight. I told her to just pretend a shark is after her and to swim as fast as she can to the wall. Hopefully we won't ever have this scene play out in real life!

GO SARAH!!!

Eat My Bubbles!

Sarah is SO proud to be on the neighborhood swim team this year.

Go East Hampton Hurricanes!

Sarah's favorite part is getting written on by the Sharpie marker.

She wanted "Eat My Bubbles" but I told her we were reserving that one for her first meet ;)

Future swimmer :)

Official big girl now

Today with the support of 6 cousins, 2 aunts, 1 uncle, daddy, mommy and Ansley, Sarah got her ears pierced at Claires! A special thanks to Bella who held Sarah's hands while she got them done. We are so excited that everyone was there to lend their love and support to Sarah on this big day!

One proud 6 year old!!

Happy Mothers Day

On the very special day I want to honor our mother

Kathryn Virginia

(or lovingly known to the world as "Ginger")

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO THE BEST MOM EVER!!

Mom, I have learned so much from you about being a mother. I never realized how much work it actually was until I had my own and I thank you for all that you did to make our lives great. Despite what we did or did not have growing up, you always made life fun and exciting for us and you left us each with a lifetime of fun and loving memories. We are all so blessed and thankful for you and I think you are the greatest mom in the world. You have touched many lives and you are such a blessing to everyone you meet. I am always so proud when people stop me and share their "Ginger stories" because it is clearly obvious that everyone else loves you just as much as we do! We are all honored to be your children and I can only strive to be as good of a mom to my girls as you were for us. Thank you for all the love, memories and lessons you taught us.

WE LOVE YOU MOTHER!

Our Queen of a Mother

WE LOVE YOU!!

Tripp & Staci, Kasey & Adam, Ashley, Mandy & Clark , Rachel & Joseph

and all 14 of your sweet grandchildren

Best Mother's Day gift E-V-E-R!!

This has to be by far the most precious Mother's Day gift I've ever gotten from Sarah. I've loved everything she's ever made but this one takes the cake for me. She had been working on this book at school for a couple of weeks and has been telling me that she was working on a very special project just for me. She came home from school today and said she was just too excited to wait until Mother's Day to give me my special gift so we sat together as she read it to me. I laughed and cried and loved every single minute of it because it is a story about me as seen through her five year old eyes. I loved it and will cherish this for the rest of my life. I love you Sarah and am SO very proud to be your mommy!

(This is her reference to my shopaholic ways at Gymboree)