The King of the Cube

Over the past 8 days, we've cheered more, we've screamed more, we've danced more than ever, and it's.  been.  fun.   The events unfolding in the Beijing Water Cube have been nothing short of amazing... awe-inspiring... and oh, such a joy to witness.  The Phelps phenomenon has captivated us all.  Eight gold medals and 7 world records.... the skeptics said it couldn't be done; Phelps proved them wrong. 

Thank you, Michael Phelps, for setting the bar so high and for persevering to the bitter end.  You're in a class all by yourself...  

He's magical~

... there's just no better way to say it.  Congratulations, Michael Phelps!

Go USA!!

I'm still trying to find a photo of the entire men's relay team, but for now, I think Phelps's reaction to the men's record-breaking victory says it all.  Truly awesome!

Photo credits go to theaffirmationspot.com

Truly amazing!

Oh. My. Goodness.  If you went to bed early... if you turned off your tv too soon... if you were doing anything other than watching the United States Men's relay team compete tonight, let me just tell you that you you missed THE race of the entire Olympic games.  As mom would say, it was Pha-nomenal!  Phelps, Jones, Weber-Gale, and Lezak smashed the world record, smoked the French, and walked away with the gold medal-- it was truly unbelievable, possibly the best relay race of all times!!  And yes, if you're keeping track, that's 2 for 2 for Phelps!   

Today is the day!

Today is 8-8-08, the first day of the 2008 Summer Olympics!! We've been anxiously awaiting this day (and the 16 that follow) all summer long! My little Michael Phelps wanna-be(s) can't wait to see their swimming icon topple Mark Spitz's Olympic record and walk away with 8 gold medals. We have every confidence he can do it, and hope to watch each event as it unfolds.

I peaked at the online schedule and it looks like I'm going to have to spend a bit of time with pen and paper in hand. Instead of broadcasting large chunks of swimming coverage at a time (you know, in large blocks that might be relatively easy to remember), NBC is sprinkling 30 minute snippets here and there, I guess as the biggest contests are fought in Beijing. I do know that Phelps's first race (and according to him, his toughest) is the 400-IM and will be aired at 10 pm this Saturday... my little swimmer dudes will certainly be granted permission to catch that one! The IM is one of their personal favorites-- they can't miss Phelps swim it (and win it!), can they? So... if you're looking for any of us this weekend, or anytime in the two and a half weeks to come, you'll know where to find us-- glued to our tv screen... enjoy! (If you're interested in seeing the entire schedule of Olympic events, look here .