Treehouse Athletic Club in Draper! On the blocks you see Tanner (top left), Tyson (top right) and Haylee (bottom left). They are ready to swim! Look at that muscle tone! Of course our swimmers are in the Navy/Yellow combination with the yellow caps. These photos were taken the night we raced the Salt Lake Country Club team. The kids favorite events this year were freestyle for Tyson, Breast and Butterfly for Tanner, and Breast, IM and Fly for Haylee. I (Julie) was an assistant coach this summer (fewer hours than last summer--yeah!) and I absolutely love coaching in the early morning when the sun is rising and the pool is quiet except for the swish, swish of the strokes of the team! Somehow those moments feed my soul. This summer Benjamin was old enough to roam the pool deck during those workouts, rather than go to "The Nest," the daycare at the Treehouse. One time he decided to go swimming in the pool fully clothed, but when he had to spend the next 2 mornings in the nest because he hadn't followed mom's rules, he was careful to let only his feet enter afterward. By the end of the summer, mom brought his "floaties" and let him swim in the lane where the steps were, so he feels like a part of the team now, and the swimmers think of him as a mascot of sorts!
Dave and Julie (me) visited Whistler, British Columbia the first week of August, 2006 for a Sales Conference with Beneficial Financial Group. We had 4 adventure filled days of hiking, white-water rafting, gondola-riding, and zip-trekking (a series of 5 ziplines spanning a river gorge, some zips being up to 1100 feet in length). We had so much fun and enjoyed some pampering, fine dining, and plenty of sleep!
