On a typical Sunday late afternoon the kids are at swim practice. They’re currently practicing with the Hamlet Swim Team. We usually get to practice a little early so the kids can play in the pool before practice.
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Ava swam an excellent race this morning for her first ever Division 2 swim meet. She raced the breaststroke in very good form against the Oakton Otters. She finished in 5th place in the girls, 8 year old and under group.
Here’s a little background on how our swim team and league operate. Ava and Alexandra are new members of the McLean Marlins swim team. The 1st swim group is for 8 year olds and under. Unfortunately this means Alexandra probably won’t compete in the offical meets for another year or two. For Ava, this was her first ever official meet. The best swimmers at the weekly scrimmages are selected to compete in the official meet so this was a big deal for Ava and the family. It’s even a bigger deal when you consider that the Marlins are a Division 2 team (out of 17 divisions). This means Ava’s swimming against some of the very best swimmers in Northern Virginia.
We are very proud of Ava and how well she did this morning. This past week she worked really hard on her diving which enabled her to beat out the 6th place girl by only a foot.
To learn more about the McLean Marlins or the Northern Virginia Swim League (NVSL) visit their websites.
Go Ava! Dad, Mom and Alexandra are very proud of you!
Our first day with the McLean Marlins!
The girls are awesome swimmers.
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It seems we are on a regular rotation with the tooth fairy, Alexandra lost her second tooth and both permanent teeth are coming through.
Alexandra lost her first tooth tonight. Can’t wait to see what the tooth fairy brings her.
Today we finally set up Alexandra’s closet in her new room. After we finished hanging up all the dresses Alexandra looks into the closet and says “Mom there are extra hookers (aka hangers), we need to go to the mall to find dress for them.”
Now that is my kind of logic. You go girl!
Ava had a little adventure and demonstrated her independence and ability to help herself in an unfamiliar situation. So the story goes…
Thursday after school let out (at 3:10 pm) Ava thought that Charlie or I would be there to pick her up and walk home with her. Mema and Bepa were visiting for the prior week so the routine was to walk home rather than take the bus to after school care. Well, Ava was confused when no one was there to pick her up so she decided to walk home (rather than go back in the school and ask for help). Ava walked all the way home and discovered no one was home so she decided to wait on the back deck. After waiting for some time she decided to write me a note and go to the neighbors house across WESTMORELAND (yes, its a busy street). She walked across the street, knocked on the door, when the children answered the door she asked for there mother. She told the neighbor that her mother was not home and, of course, our neighbor invited her in and gave me a call at 4:30 pm (1 hour and 20 minutes after school let out). While we have reinforced with Ava that she is not to leave the school without an adult, we are very proud of how she handled the situation, kept her cool, and helped herself solve the problem.
I am attaching a copy of the note Ava left for me. As best I can make out the translation is as follows:
“Stay, I might be please mom I need you here to come everyday early. 1825 Westmoreland. I will stay in the backyard.”
The girls and I had to go to a friend’s house to work on my truck. While we were there the girls wanted to try out John’s motorcycles. Ava’s favorite was the Suzuki Hayabusa (red) which is the fastest motorcycle in the world. Alexandra’s favorites were the Yamaha dirt bikes. I promised them that when we move to California I’ll teach my girls how to ride dirt bikes in the mountains.
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