July 2012 was a very busy month. Swim team with the Darley Dragons was in full swing with Grace, Frances and Henry all swimming. Henry had improved so much that the team had him swimming up an age with the 8 year olds. He did very well at championships finishing 8th overall in freestyle and 18th overall in 8 and under breaststroke. Frances and Grace also did well at champs. Frances took 6th in breaststroke, 10th in the IM and both her medley and free relays came in 8th. Grace was limited in her strokes due to her shoulder issues. Although she did not place (the 18 & under bracket is the largest and arguably the most difficult bracket to swim in), she did do well in both the 100 free and the 50 breaststroke. 
Frances had an amazing year in softball as well. Her 12 and under Chichester Thunder Travel team came in first place in the DelVal "A" Division. Her team had an undefeated season going 17-0 with 3 shutouts. Frances pitched in the championship game with no walks.
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| Meg's croaker |
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| My first fish! |
In late July, I finally took my mom on the promised deep sea fishing trip. Meg and Agnes came along too. We drove to Wildwood, NJ and signed up for Ladies Day on a boat called the Royal Flush. The trip was really fun. The crew took good care of us - showing us how to use our poles, providing bait and even removing our fish from the hooks. Meg caught the only keeper, a croaker. The crew even cleaned and filleted her fish. The water was a bit rough at times. Agnes caught a very small shark and a king fish. I caught a couple of weakies. Mom caught a croaker too. After the 4 hour trip, we headed to the beach and walked out to the ocean. We had a delicious seafood dinner at Urie's before heading home.
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| Mom deep sea fishing |
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| Agnes caught a shark |
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