we swim for lynn.

oh lynn, if you could have seen him...
your name on his arm.
your words on his mind. "keep trying. don't give up."

all of the things you worked so hard to teach him,
and he tried to put together in the pool.
both in his head and in his stroke.
those things came together for him this weekend.
he wasn't sure how he could possibly swim without you.
we reminded him that he wouldn't be. without you.

you are there with every best new time. every race had a best new time.
every FIRST LEGAL BREAST STROKE AND BUTTERFLY!
yes, he finally did it. it was amazing.
every first 100. we laughed that maybe you signed him up for the extra one...
every DQ.

thank you. thank you. thank you.
is what we would have said if you had been there to see it yourself.
xo, t








carson & court were troopers all weekend...
it's not easy sitting around while your big brother gets all the attention.
we tried to keep them entertained as best we could.




i love this picture.
ethan and hayden goofing off.
brian and ethan in their "team awesomer" tshirts.
missy looking pleasantly surprised or dumbfounded about god knows what.
andy wondering who i'm taking a picture of in the first place.
court and carson in their own little world.