Ella Numera Dos has been slathering herself in summer swim team warpaint since she was 4. She became immersed in this tradition ~ which involves sticky, semi-permanent, hard-as-heck-to-remove, damaging-you betcha-to-my-towels & washrags ~ when she picked it up from the older kids on the team.
I know just who to blame ~ a high-schooler named Erin, who did the 50-backstroke in a flash, & gave Ella Dos her first dose of team spirit.
Well, now my kid's doin' the dirty deed. As a summer coach & all, one of her jobs is Spirit. With a capital "S." And she takes that job seriously, y'all! That's the way things are, after all, at Ye Olde Swimming Hole.
Here she is at the 4th of July Relays with 2 younger charges. Claire is 10, Caroline is 8. Just the proper age. Let's just say their mom was more than quite chagrined to see her chicas decked out this way. And I'll bet the sheets at their house didn't come clean for a week!
The I *Heart* Faces theme this week is "Excited!" And that's what The Hill is all about.
19 comments:
She definitely has Spirit all over her face! Great pics!
Fantastic! The look of enthusiasm is great. It truly is a pic to hold and cherish.
What fun! What memories! What's a sheet or a towel compared to that? (Of course, I'd keep her using the same one so she didn't ruin a dozen! ;)
My first thought when i saw the pic: How do they swim with that stuff on their faces? *puzzled* I love the team spirit though. :)
Great picture!
She is perfect for the job then... what a thrill she must be
What a GREAT picture for the theme of excitement! WOW! Love it!
Pure excitement. Does the paint come off in the water? Ever the mom here.
Those are some of the best game faces I have ever seen! WooHoo!
And I moan about Halloween makeup...
They look so happy!
That is some great team spirit!
looks like they had a fantastic time!
LOVE this!! There is some serious excitement. Fun fun, Melissa!
That's some war paint. It must be fun to wear your enthusiasm. Superior Snaps too !
That is some serious team spirit right there!!! Wow!!
you build a good case for heavily patterned dark sheets! Perhaps a maroon paisley?
I'm loving this spirit!
It's great to see them so excited and full of life! Great memories~! Stopping by from SITS to see the first superior scribbler......
Wow, what a fantastic photo! You've got talent... or a great camera... or both! :)
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