Swim team and the Mead children kicking butts.

Would you anticipate anything less? It varies week to week with some weeks having much more butt kicking involved than others. Every time I use the word butt, just know I am saying it with Spongebob's voice. So that makes it okay and ladylike still.


Owen and Luke are on swimteam this year. It's Owen's third year and Luke's first year of competition. They do all four strokes; freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke.


Owen's favorite stroke is probably butterfly. Of the three meets we've had he's come in first place twice in this event. It's fun to cheer him on. He is so competitive and wants to win. Of the four events he'll usually get one or two first place ribbons and the other's in second or third place.

Chad and I are proud of both boys but aren't those people yet. You know the ones who run along the side of the pool screaming, yes, screaming for their kid to "COME ON!! PUSH IT!! COME ON!" No, we're on the bleachers thinking what an idiot that guy is.




Belly-flop!


Here Luke is in his very first race doing the backstroke. Nevermind that halfway he flipped over and did three freestyle strokes.



Luke got second place in freestyle. This particular meet he got first place in breaststroke. Chad and I are just grateful that they do not disqualify the younger ones for stroke violations. Poor Luke isn't exactly doing the cordinating arms and legs that go with each stroke. He mostly swims underwater. For each 25 yard race he probably does about 2.5 correct strokes.

Anything to win, anything to win.


Lily cheers the boys on from the sideline with her crazy hair.