Swim Team Memories 2008

Thanks to our cheering section!!!

Camping Trip

We traveled north west, right between Granby and Grandlake for some Colorado Camping. Jaxen and Madeline discovered a love of canoeing, while Elijah discovered a talent for fishing. Jason caught a fish, we saw and moose and had a mean game of go fish. Here's a little slide show of our adventures.

Another quick visit!!!

It is crazy how people can be such a part of your everyday life that you can't imagine how you would survive without then. Then you (or they) move away and you are expected to be satisfied with phone calls and hopes of future visits.

Christin was more than a friend for me. Our kids were constantly at each other's houses, we ran and talked for miles on end and we knew we could count on each other for anything, anytime of day. We have watched each others kids grow, watched our babies turn into crazy 3 year olds, exchanged parenting and marriage advice and helped each other through some serious heartache. I really do believe that we are placed in certain places at certain times so that we can meet the people that can help us progress. In fact, I go so far to believe our close friendships here are just extensions of what was started before we came to earth. I have no doubt that we were placed together at this specific time, for specific purposes. I am so thankful for the time together and don't feel quite ready to change to a long distance friendship.









We always said that the best part of our friendship was that we were both going to move away about the same time, so no one would have to feel guilty for leaving the other. Well, we left first, but they just passed through on their way to Utah.




(I was so pleased, because for the first time, I could fit all of the kids around my table!!! A small thing, but it made me so happy.)

It seemed more sad this time. Before I was so tired, so over-worked that I couldn't experience the full weight of saying goodbye to my dear friend. Now, with no warning, it all came out.




It took me a while after they drove away to regain composure, but it felt so good to finally get it out! Good luck Maxfields!!! We miss you all so much!

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice!!!

You all knew I would go to this ultra sound, didn't you??? Anyway, we went and got some great footage of our new baby GIRL!!!! She was sucking her fingers, moving like crazy and had the hiccups for the sonogram. I cried when we got the 100% sure girl pictures. I am over the moon excited for digging out Madeline's clothes and gearing up for more hair bows and frilly panties! Here she is!

Visitors

After a month in Colorado with no Jro and missing all of our friends from St. Louis, we had quite a treat last weekend. Jason flew in and our wonderful friends, the Brimhalls stopped by on their way to Utah!!! I hadn't realized how lonely we were until the Brimhalls pulled up to our house. It was the first time I had felt totally comfortable in weeks. No awkward moments, no lulls in the conversations. Just easy chatting, out and out laughter, and happy kids with some of their best buddies over to the house.







It was only a day, but we made the most of it. We just couldn't resist taking them to Casa Bonita, Once we got there, and I saw the restaurant through their eyes, I couldn't believe how blinded I had been by the nastalgia it holds for me. It is the opposite of high class establishment, this was best demonstrated when they brought Heather her tortillas in a zip lock bag. Still, they are the kind of friends you can take to a crappy theme restaurant and they still like you (or so we hope)



At least the cliff divers and endless sopapillas never fail to impress.






Then, yet another goodbye. We love you guys!!! We would love to be your pit stop anytime!!!!

Only 8 years in the making!!!

Jason's graduation was by far the best that I have been to. There were only 12 residence to honor, so it was very personal and entertaining!! They showed a few pictures of each as they talked about their accomplishments and awards, all the while peppering in some embarrassing stories. Then each graduate was able to say a few words.





I was so proud of Jason and the comments they made about him. The overriding theme of Jason's residency was how hard he worked to balance work and family. His director said that he had never had a resident so concerned about it and that he thought that no one had managed it as well as Jason. I was just beaming!!! Here he was the only resident his year to enter with kids, and I'm sure the only one with a prego wife carrying their fourth at the graduation. I know that the pressure was extreme and I know that I wasn't always understanding about his work commitments. It meant so much to me, that others noticed just what an amazing family man he is as well as an intibating, central lining, knife-wound mending, heart massaging, adrenaline junkie, kick butt ER Doc that he is!!!

The Pirhanas

Another summer, another year of swim team for the Rozeski's. We are now swimming for the Five Parks Swim Team and I am absolutely loving the team. I was always so disappointed with the level of coaching and stroke technique on our Fenton team, but now the kids are swimming in the same league that I grew up swimming for. The coaches are amazing, the meets run so much more smoothly and my kids are making so much improvement each week.





Swim team is a big commitment for the kids and the parents. Practice everyday, 6am arrival for meets and the parents volunteer to run the meets, which last between 4 and 5 hours each saturday. Still, I just love the whole thing. Plus, we now have a much bigger cheering section, as the grandparents are coming to watch the action. My poor mom had to do this for 13 years while I swam and now it is starting all over again. It means so much to me that they are so willing to give up their free time and support our kids.



Madeline's style is just too fun to watch. She seems to be in her own world, loving the cheering, but certainly not in any hurry to reach the other side of the pool. Last week she raced her first 50 Freestyle (2 laps) and we were so excited because she got second to last place!!!! GO MOO!!!



Jaxen is tearing it up!!! He has made league times for both his 25 and 100 frees. It has really helped him to have some instant buddies on the team. It is hard to move in the summer and he definetly is the kind of kid who needs some guy time!