Swim A Thon and Party

The swim a thon is an annual event for the club.  Each swimmer is required to participate both in the swimming and fundraiser.  Ryder was willing to give it a try and work hard.  He raised enough money to attend the parties.  There was one hitch in the plan he couldn't stay all night unless I chaperoned.  I wasn't agreeing to that one.  I wasn't sure I could stay awake all night.

We made it time for warm ups and to get the counting sheet.

Swimmers get ready

They are off
and
I am counting.

He did it!!!
Swam the mile

Prize?
The growing alligator

Let's see it grow...
However, after about 15 minutes he lost interest.
We brought it home to grow in my tub.

He wasn't even breathing hard by the end.  However, he was starving!!!  He wanted In & Out and even devoured the hamburger in minutes.  It was time for the party.  The crazy night was about to get started.  They still needed chaperones and I felt bad for the kids if no parents signed up.  I willingly and maybe a little reluctantly became a chaperone for the whole night. 

Time to play and have fun.

Jumping in  from the blocks 

Hanging with other friends

10:00 arrived and the pool was closing.  The kids reluctantly climbed out and headed for the gyms.  These kids love the water and slowly dragged themselves out for more activities.

It was time for team building games and be crazy.

Dividing into groups.
Can you find your animal group.

Line up by age
They weren't sure who was the youngest.

Balloon races
Crazy fun with this group.

The chaperones got their assignments.  I was assigned to the black gym with the nerf shoot out game and sumo wrestling.

The best game for 10 year olds
Shooting each other.
This game was busy until about 2:30

The old kids kept the sumo wrestling to themselves.  Ryder & Jace found an opening and quickly jumped in to have a little fun.

Wait!!! What happened?
How did I end up the ground?

I can't stand up, roll over, or
even move side to side.

New friend to the rescue.
He couldn't get hi upright.
Instead the top pulled right off.

They couldn't stop giggling to really get much wrestling done.  The smiles & giggles were the best ever.  2:30 came and the chaperones shift ended and my partner left for the night.  It soon became quiet and the boys came back to keep me company.  It was the wrong move sitting down.

3:50
They both were out for the count.

We needed to move to the sleeping area and found a nice place on the tile floor for them to snuggle down to sleep.  I looked around and I was once again the only chaperone.  Thank goodness I had a good book or I would be asleep with them on the floor.

5:50 It was time to wake up, clean up, and pack up.  The kids were slowing down, crawling, and maybe even a little cleaning.  

Zombies

It was the walking dead and all of those other tv shows about zombies.  These kids were finally exhausted.  Or so I thought... Once outside Ryder soon perked up and wanted to go with Dave to the car show.

By 11:30 he was asleep in his chair.
We headed home to get our Saturday stuff done.

He is officially down!!!

We both had a great time. He and Jace also had a great time.  It was time to head home and the older kids asked Ryder if he had a fun time?  Yes was his reply.  They then asked him if he was going to do it again next year.  NO WAY!!!!  Thank goodness!!!  I won't have to chaperone again.  Everyone laughed and we continued out the door to head for home.  Once he saw the sun he was ready for the day to begin.  However, I was ready for a nice long nap.