Thursday, March 17, 2016

Day 9: AZ Training Camp!

Welcome to Day 9 of our 2016 HAC / GCAC Arizona Training Trip!
Last day, one more swim, one more plane ride then... home!!! Yahoo!!!

It's our last early morning wake up :)... at least, here in Arizona!

Wakey Wakey, time to eat!!

It's really hard to get moving today. The kids had TONS of energy last night, didn't want to sleep! Now they wish they had :)

... And you thought this day would never come  :)
This was a sad day, because everything was the "last"... the "last" drive to the pool, the "last" swim of the trip, the "last" time we were Popsicles in the AM, the "last" time we were slaughtered in the pool,  the "last" super dryland, and the "last" time we heard the HAC boys say, "But.... Caarrmmmeeennnn". Ok, so not all lasts are sad lol!

What a great pool.  We'll miss that pace clock for sure!

Ava hopped out for a minute during a break... we LOVED the pool space!

So the girls took mostly videos  this morning, which we know doesn't post right, but snapped a few pictures.  Avacado's adrift or doing vertical butterfly? Ollie is smiling for the camera and Caitniss might be our lone bobber in the background.

Hmmm, I wonder who our photographer was today...this is one of 10 selfies LOL! (Also your best one Ellagator!)

After we got home, we had a quick bite to eat, packed up the car, ran to the mall by the house, then the BIG mall in Scottsdale, then finally we dropped off the rental and were on route to the airport!  Phew!  What a "packed" afternoon. Ha!

Syd & Daniel, they're good buds.  Her shirt was 50% off because the manufacturer printed it on the wrong color.

"Dude, have you seen Brennan?"  Yeah he's the one walking around wearing Chlorine deodorant [shhh it's a 'Secret' but you can 'Axe' me later for the brand], in an Ontario Swimming Championship sweatshirt in Phoenix.  And you thought finding Waldo was a challenge!

The kids hanging out waiting for "our ride"! It was a mix of emotions, the kids were tired, sad to leave but happy to see mom and dad and actually SLEEP IN!!!!!  For at least one day before getting back at it :)

Linda "Awesome" and Carmen "The Best Ever" :)

Goodbye Phoenix  :)  Thanks for the memories!

Goodnight , which ever state we're flying over now... Back to the cold we go.... 

So Emme was on camera duty and took a bunch of pictures of us.  Unfortunately, we must have hit a ton of turbulence, as this is the only one that turned out  :)  Or --like his swimming-- he just took the pics SUPER fast :) 


We had a great time and the kids were amazing! The coaches were proud of everyone!

Just wait until the Next Training Trip guys, this was just the Beginning...


FIN



That means the end.



You can go home now.



Wait, you probably ARE home.



You can close the tab now.


You know, the "X" in the top right corner on your browser.


This isn't a Justin Bieber concert you know, there's no encore.  


He has a date with Selena so he had to go.  Seriously, they're getting back together.


Seriously, Bieber has left the building.


....


Wow, ok you are STILL here.


I'm calling for backup, have you met O'gradyswatteamtime.


If this face doesn't say "Get outta here"  and scare the jeebees out of you, I don't know what does.


Man... that didn't work. You are STILL here huh?


Maybe the Biebs will show up at the Selena concert!  They could call it, "Jelena Live"!


Seriously.  FIN.


Okay.  I see what I have to do. You're making me do this you know, it's your fault... I just need to make EVERY practice, EVERYDAY to be like our Training Trip.  See, this way you won't miss me, and your life will be complete and wonderful.  And you won't be tired at all, "pinky promise"!!


What?  You suddenly have to go now?  
(Hehe I knew that would work!)



Sneak Peak... next year we might have 2 Daniel's on the training trip... SO looking forward to it!