First day of swim team

I know people typically say this of fashion but when I see the boys in these swimsuits, I die.


Cons of swim team:

• We need to figure out a new evening scramble. We don't get home until after 6 and the boys are used to eating by 5:45.
• Practice every single day limits what evening activities we can do as a family.
• There might have been some overtired hangry crying. Hopefully that will get better as we work out a new routine.
  

Pros of swim team:

• They learn to swim!
• They get assigned an older buddy to help them. They're called Little Sharks, the buddy is called a Big Shark. Again, I die.
• The parents are not allowed to hang around practice so the coaches can have full authority. 45 minutes every day poolside with a book or iphone = worth every penny of swim team.

In other related news, Nate decided he is now a Big Boy and can use the pool restroom by himself. Of course Alex tagged along. I was a bundle of nerves standing outside the bathroom waiting for them to emerge then I interrogated them. Did you pee (yes), did you flush (yes), did you wash your hands?

Nate held up his hands and said, "Smell them mommy. They smell like soap." Again, I die.