Eli's Lucky Number 7

Some people are luckier than others. Take Eli for example. He's just lucky. So, when you get a naturally lucky kid on his Seventh Birthday, (which incidently, is 7-11,) watch out. The planets have aligned, and there's just no stopping him!

Exhibit A: BACKSTROKE
We woke up early on Saturday for Lizzie and Eli's first ever Swim Meet. They've been holding meets all summer, but this is the first one we've been able to come to.

For whatever reason, Eli's heat was just him and one other boy. Lucky. He was either going to get 1st or 2nd place! (Eli's the one in the far lane.)

A blue ribbon his first race! Lucky!
Exhibit B: Breaststroke. He's against only 2 other boys. Lucky again!


He was a winner! 2 Blue Ribbons, 2 more races to go!
No pictures of the Butterfly - but guess what? He won 1st place again! Here he is setting up for the last race - Freestyle. Now, he's in a heat with 7 other boys his age! I was very worried he would be disappointed... ...especially after this "graceful" dive into the water - Yikes!
Check out the second lane in. That's Eli. Yep, he won again!
The lucky swimmer went away from his first meet with 4 Blue Ribbons! We couldn't believe it! What a great way to celebrate your Seventh Birthday!

Lizzie did really great, too. As you can imagine, it wasn't super fun for her to have her little brother keep getting so lucky, but she was a really good sport. She got two 3rd places, a 4th place and a 7th place! Great swimming!!