Weekend Sports Update

We had a sporty type of weekend this last weekend before Christmas. Don't get me wrong, we did some other things too (i think?!) but sports was definitely a big part of it all. On snowy Saturday (which was icy/snowy Saturday by the time we left) we had Max's all relay swim meet. It was really fun for the kids! Max loved it. He swam in three relays. The first was a medley where he got to be the anchor member and swim the 50 freestyle. He swam it sooo well, he brought his team up from sixth place to third!!! Here he is ready to take offHis second relay was the backstroke relay where each child again swam 50 meters (the length of the pool and back). He was the anchor position again and was the only child able to use the board to dive off and then flip to his back. The other team members started off in the water (it was fine to do so and was an option for his age group). Here he is mid starting off. Swimming pictures are HARD. You just can't get close enough.His third relay (and by then it was nearing 8pm - swim meets take quite a while) was the breastroke relay. This was his least favorite, but he did a personal best time and was in the anchor position again. Not bad Max, not bad at all! The picture is of his backstroke.
Then on sunny (shocker!) Sunday we had Abbie's last indoor soccer game of this session. Her team was undefeated - today was no exception. They won by a considerable margin.

The great thing for Abbie was that within about the first ten minutes of the game she scored a goal! She was sooooo stoked about it. She is a defender and was playing from the back, ran it all the way up the field and shot it in for the GOAL! Whoo hooo Abbie!!! And it just so happens that this was the first indoor game of this session where the whole family was there to see it. Good stuff Abbie, good stuff!
Soccer pictures are also hard to get because she is never facing the way I want her to be and instead of looking at the camera she is watching the game/ball. Go figure! Abbie had some great moves in this game. The second half I gave up watching from above, you can't see in the pics but the spectators have a very nice watching area up above the fields, and came down to the coach's box to take some pictures.
So, there you have it. How was your weekend?