Olympic Fever in our House!

I have to admit we have been having a little bit of Olympic fever! We have had it on since it started. Charlie and I love sports and have three boys who love it too! Jordan is three and they were interviewing Michael Phelps and he came into the bedroom and told me Michael Phelps was on TV...do most three year olds know who he is? Probably not...I explained to them that they are watching history! That guy is amazing and I think he has gills! They got a kick out of some of the sports which they have never really seen before and probably didn't even consider a sport...like ping pong. They were amazed and laughing at the same time! They really liked all the water sports! My favorite of course is Track and Field and it started this weekend so I was happy about that! I remember growing up and thru high school had pictures of Flo Jo and Jackie Joyner Kersee in my room as my idols.
They have been having The Jacobson Pool Olympics! Sometimes with just the brothers or their friends as well that have been over. The other day they were doing flips into the pool and judging each other. Cooper and Braedyn can actually do a full tuck in the air before hitting the water! I got into the action yesterday morning and gave it my best! Cooper and I raced up and down the pool doing freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, and butterfly. He's really good at the breaststroke! He beat mom! He decided he had to pretend he was actually on the starting blocks, so he would dive in after Jordan would give us the ready, set, go. It was a fun time. The boys actually are pretty good swimmers and maybe one day they will be interested in a swim team but for now it's just fun!  Having a pool in your backyard would be ideal if you decide to be a swimmer! The best was this morning we were watching synchronized swimming and later in the afternoon all three boys were trying to copy the routines in the pool. (Jordan doesn't wear floaties anymore and can dive underwater!) It was hilarious! All of a sudden you see their legs up in the air doing different positions and kicks. I wish I would have had it on video tape. Then Cooper busted into something with his arms and legs! Funny kid!
I have had to resort to swimming because of my foot, which I believe is getting better. Swimming is a hard cardio workout! No wonder those swimmers have no ounce of body fat on them. It is hard! I enjoy watching the Olympics and amazed at these athletes! It would be neat to be able to watch it in person one day....something for the bucket list!
Go Team USA!