Max's 10 Year Old Swimming Finale

Max enjoyed his last meet swimming with the 9-10 year olds this weekend.   The new season is called "Short Course" where they swim in 25 yd pools so there are more turns involved.   He beat all of his previous times.     The next meet he will be swimming with the 11-12 year olds, some of who are 6 inches taller than him.     His times currently place him in the middle of this age group in most of the events.   1:12:99 -- 100 Freestyle, 1:33:89 -- 100 Breastroke; 43.45 50 Backstroke; 45:00 50 Butterfly.   The picture is from a previous meet.

Boys to Men -- First Dance

Max and Connor are off to their first dance class.   

Moo!

Megan and her friends await the unloading of there cows for a vet check at the Marshfield Fair. Megan has 2 cows she will show and have at the fair for 11 days.  This year her 4h club brought 23 Dairy Cows.

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More updates on the end of school year and summer to follow -- much to celebrate!!

Megan's Musical Moment

Megan played beautifully in a recital last Wednesday.     Enjoy her concert.

A Goal Surpassed!

Max beat the 9-10 yr old New England Long Course Championship 50 Breaststroke qualifying time on Sunday.    This is a goal he has been working toward for about two years.    The qualifying time is 54.59 and Max's time was 53.92.   Congratulations!   Max is the first swimmer on the Kingfish team to qualify for this year's championships.  To give you an idea of how hard it is, there are meets where even the first place winners don't make the qualifying time.   Kingsbury usually send around 5-6  out of about 40 swimmers to the 12 and under championship meet.   The NE Championship meet is July 17 - 20.    

The Swing

Seth's newest project -- a swing for Megan.

The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson

How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!

Up in the air and over the wall,
Till I can see so wide,
River and trees and cattle and all
Over the countryside-

Till I look down on the garden green,
Down on the roof so brown--
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the air and down!

Snug Harbor Chorus Makes the News

The Boston Globe published a nice article about the Snug Harbor Chorus .    The chorus is celebrating their 10 year anniversary concert next Saturday.     I'm in the back on the left next to the first man.

www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/05/04/on_anniversary_singing_a_joyful_tune/