June 2026

 Swim season is HERE! I mean, my kids swim all year long. But summer swim is the BEST. They have so much fun at Stonegate. 

A playlist of Time Trials!

Nova still loves "Bear" which is a stuffy Nancy gave her when she was born!

Releasing some bugs into the world! 

Lynx is making all sorts of awesome Lego creations!

Practice at Stonegate begins!

Fifth Grade Concert!! Nova played (and hated) the violin.

This is all of the stuff that I bring to the car when I pick the kids up from school and bring them to swim! 

Nova, relaxing poolside!

Tent crew! 

Lynx turned 9 on June 10!!

Lynn had to go to NASA headquarters in DC on a VERY hot day. He did not enjoy wearing a suit in the heat and on the metro. 

Gifts from Grandpa Lynn!

Happy Birthday cake!

My three favorite people

Fifth Grade Promotion!

May 2026

May brought a big change for Lynx! He moved from the Minis swim group to the Advanced Juniors swim group, a big step up in terms of time, challenge. He's been wanting to make this move for awhile and he's finally old enough! 

Here is his final Mini meet!

And a link to the playlist for Maryland States where both kids did great! They completed more races but I can't find them. Oh well.

The minis coach, Anna, gave Lynx + Liam a private lesson before the Maryland States meet at the end of May. Both of them did great! Thanks for the time and effort, Anna! It really showed!

Lynx's first Advanced Juniors practice with Brian.

Ira invited the kids over for a playdate which turned into a water play date! hahah! They had so much fun.

Stonegate is open for the season! But it's freezing cold!! So nobody is quite in the pool yet lol.

Nova has gotten really into sushi! So we've gone to our favorite place, Ninja Sushi, several times. We try to go on the day of (or day before) her distance meets because it seems to be a great pre-swim meal for her!

School is coming to an end!

Nova has lost yet another tooth!

This is most of the Stonegate clan! We were there ostensibly to clean up the pool area before the season, but the kids found a frog. Soooo.....there goes that idea

Their Stonegate suits have arrived!! 

NCSA's in Orlando! 2026

 Nova swam he heart out and qualified for NCSA's!! This is the BIG meet that everyone is gunning for all year long. So, off we went to Orlando, Florida!

One of the best 14 year old swimmers in the country, Jenna, met us for dinner! 

We got together for dinner with some of our teammates. Nova is having a blast with Damian and Lynx.

I've been certified as a Stroke + Turn judge and opted to volunteer for four sessions at NCSAs to get their really nifty polo! I was so tired by the end of the week, but happy I have the polo now.

Another dinner with more teammates!

Some of our besties live in Florida in the winter, so we got together with them a BUNCH while in Orlando!!

Our team, RMSC, won the entire meet! Some of the best swimmers in the US come to Florida to this meet so winning is a big deal!

The whole team! 

Lynn and I at the pool after the meet!

Me and my buddy Georgette!

We went to Disney Springs and had a great time with our friends!

All the screentime for the airport and plane.

Bye bye for now, Orlando! Hope to see you again next year!