All three boys are on the swim team. They practice for an hour every weekday, swimming lengths of the pool again, and again, and well, again. But they are laughing and enjoying it, so it is all good. The coach this year instituted a "fun friday" practice schedule that involves playing games with the coaches and ice cream sundaes, so that is even better. Fun Fridays are big in our house. How could ice cream at 10 am not be big with boys? In addition to daily practices, the boys compete in a swim meet against other clubs once a week.
All three boys take daily tennis lessons and Aidan and Brennan are also on tennis team, with daily tennis team practices and matches two to three times a week. I continue to be amazed at the improvement they have made on the court. Aidan and Brennan really fell in love with tennis this summer and not a day goes by that they do not beg me to take them back to the courts to hit or to practice. I love watching them hit with each other or help each other practice. (And yes, maybe, I do indulge in a little day dreaming about the next Bryan Brothers dynamo doubles team being right there in front of me.)
Their tennis coaches must have heard my inner daydreams because they teamed Aidan and Brennan up as a doubles team for one of their matches. It was a cry worthy moment to see them both, together, working as a team on the court. They won their match 6-1 and I could not have been prouder.
In addition to doubles, both boys have also done amazingly well at singles. I have bitten my nails to the quick with nerves watching them compete, but have been so unbelievably proud at their composure, their sportsmanship and their high level of play with each and every match.
Our next stop is championships for both tennis and swimming!
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