Rain, Thunder and Lightning

A few weekends ago Southern California finally got some much needed rain. It rained for three days, which was great. What wasn't so great was Trent had a big swim meet over the weekend. The rain began to pour at practice on Friday. Terra and I stayed in the car while Trent swam. There was no way I was going to venture out in the rain with Terra, so she happily played in the car. 

 Our view for an hour.

 Playing with the shopping bags.

Wondering why she can't get out of the car.

Saturday morning was a early one. Trent had to be at the pool by 6:45 and guess what it was raining. 

I am pretty sure Trent didn't even remember eating breakfast it was so early.

Terra and I stayed home in the morning and headed to the pool after her nap. A light rain was coming down when we got to the pool and in a matter of minutes it was a down pour. I had Terra in the ergo, so she was snuggled up against me. We saw Trent swim his 50 free, which he did good in. He didn't drop time, but he looked good. Terra and I headed home after about two hours and we were glad to go home. It was a madhouse at the pool. It was the Pacific Committee Championships where about 1,200 swimmers were competing. It was the last big meet of the short course season.

Trent hanging out with his friends.

Down pour.

Not long after Terra and I got home did the thunder and lightning start. The emergency procedure at the pool was to send everyone to their car for 30 minutes. The 30 minutes was just about up when another round of thunder and lightning started. Another 30 minutes in the car...what a long day.

Goofing around in the car.

Trent was just about to swim his last event when the lightning started. He finally got to swim and dropped time.

It definitely wasn't the best swimming conditions, but the kids swam hard and did their best. This was Trent's first meet where other teams were competing. Up until this point his only meets have been intrasquad. Trent found out just how long swim meets take when competing against other teams. Swim meets are an all day affair. I think Trent doesn't mind an all day meet because it means he gets to play with his friends. We look forward to many more swim meets, just hopefully not in the rain.