Just like her mother, Eloise seems to have taken to swimming. This year was a big year of moving up in terms of practice groups and getting a little bit more serious about the training that included what she calls "dry land". Which...if you ask me is kind of like saying "food pizza". But, I know it makes Natalie happy to see her sitting deckside in the bullpen with her cap and goggles, butterflies in her belly. Just like her momma did. And her Aunt Vic, too. She's come a LONG way in just 18 months. Here's her VERY FIRST swim meet in the Summer of 2018 . Eloise is also getting red and blue ribbons from her races, just like her Mom and Aunt did when they were younger. Her Dad? He swam for a while. But wore trunks as long as he could. And his ribbons weren't red or blue. Nope. I had plenty of swimming ribbons. But they were yellow. Or purple. Or green.