Alright...for those that haven't figured it out, I am the coach unofficially in charge of "extra-swimicular activities". So a few weeks ago the swim board called me up and said, "We want you to organize a BBQ." I said..."Ah HA!! Here's my chance!!".
Well...actually I just said "Okay." ... but INSIDE I was very excited and had some grandiose plans!
We decided to go with hot dogs and a potluck, and all the families did a GREAT job bringing food! Those hot wings were HOT!! And that chicken pot pie was fabulous! I didn't get a chance to sample everything, but what I DID eat was really great. Thank you all for your contributions. =)
First off, you should all know that I am getting smarter in my advancing years, and instead of trying to run everything myself I have developed (out of sheer necessity) the ability to RECRUIT unwitting volunteers to help me put on large events like this.
Therefore it is likely that if you were standing near me and I needed something, I asked you to help.
Consequently there are far too many people to thank individually...so please know that we ALL appreciate the parents who come forward and help out...it makes the entire event run smoothly and all the kids have a better time for your involvement!
So...on to the games...
First we had the Kayak Course, in which participants had to complete 4 separate tasks while maneuvering the kayak around the pool. This turned out to be a pretty cool event, however only three kids from each team could participate. I'd like to see this kind of event with more than one boat in the water...hmmmm...maybe at the lake?? =) But I digress...
Next we had the High Board Jump for Distance and the 3-Man Luge. The Luge event was a big hit...those kids were flying down that slide!! Too fast for my camera...if YOU have any pics...please send them to me and I'll put them up here! The High Board jump was pretty great too...some really good jumps!
Then we did the Invisible Treasure Hunt, where teams had to locate a clear soda bottle filled with water that was in the pool...and virtually invisible.
Next we had two rounds of the Greased Watermelon event...one round for the 10 & Unders, and another round for the older kids. That is a funny thing to watch...and we have some pretty scrappy kids on our team!!At the end of the night we did the traditional t-shirt relay to break the point ties that we had on our scoreboard. The yellow team had suffered a severe blow in numbers by that time, so they borrowed some kids from the Blue Team.
In the end, the Blue Team were the champions, followed by Yellow, Purple and then Pink.
Congratulations to all of you...it was a great evening!
I hope you enjoy the pictures!
See you next time!
