Our day started early for a Saturday! Up at 5:30 and out the door by 8:00. We had a nice breakfast before we left, and had time to read the paper. I knew our next meal would be late in the day, after the swim meet.
We got there just before 10:30. Found Kathy and Jim and located Tristan's team tent....
His school's name is Seacrest.
It was crowded, but we had good seats on the bleachers. It was not shaded, though, and even with my Factor 50 sunscreen, I got a little burn sitting there from 10:30 until nearly 4:00!
Grandson Tristan was in four races. He was pleased that he didn't come in last once! LOL Last year, he didn't even know how to swim. This year, he is swimming crawl, backstroke and breast stroke, coming in far from last, but not quite making it in the first, second or third place yet. We are very proud of his progress. Last year, he got an award for being the most improved swimmer. In these pictures, he is in lane #3....
After the swimming was done, we all went to a restaurant, there in Punta Gorda, called Captain's Table. It was right on the water, and we enjoyed a wonderful meal. Jim's birthday (Tristan's step-dad) is this coming week, and Tristan will be 16 on October 3rd, so we took Tristan's gift with us. He loved the chess set, and got money in his card. We had a card for Jim, and dinner was our treat. We left there around 6:00 and got home before 8:00. It was a good day!
I called this blog Saturated Saturday because the day started with rain, then we were at the pool, and we had rain nearly all the way home. Happy that there was not rain at the pool!! All the kids got to race.
Wishing you a restful night, and a great Sunday! Peace, love & hugs!!
What a great sport to be involved with. It is one that does not shatter muscles or joints and he will still be able to do it well into old age, unlike football or boxing. I wish I had time to figure out how you do those waterdroplets etc for backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteKaren, I used Jelly Pages for this background. There are instructions on what to do. Go to http://jellypages.com/ and play with it. You need to get to a place in Blogger where you can click on Templates and Layouts. That's where you make all your changes.
DeleteOctober 03rd is a GREAT day to be born! HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!! Glad you had a good time!
ReplyDeleteYoung people can gain so much from just participating. Winning isnt everything but trying is what counts. Tristan will improve with each meet. Glad you had a good time, but sitting out all day does tend to give us a burn, no matter how much protection we use. Hope your Sunday is a quiet, relaxing day.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a really nice day. I love eating by the water. Enjoy your Sunday!
ReplyDeleteYou have another very pretty page. I love the blue.. my favorite. It sounds like you had a good day. I'm glad your grandson liked his chess set. We have a grandson that loves to play too. He's so good at it he beats his grandpa sometimes. You have a great Sunday.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it was a great day.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Tristian. I totally understand his thinking in not being last... I had that same goal in track! LOL I was never up front but I got better as the years went by in high school... and then I stopped running because I really don't like to. :D
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Tristan. He certainly has come a long way in a short time. I'm sure you can't believe he's 16 already. Happy birthday to him and his step-dad.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic day!! I can't get over how much older Tristan looks! Matthew and Tristan are almost 2 years apart. Matt's birthday is October 5th. Congrats to Tristan on his swimming meet!
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