They Like to Swim

We just wrapped up four weeks of swimming lessons - the kids are so sad that it's done. They had a lot of fun and learned a lot.

Skyler is now an independent swimmer, he just needs to work on strokes. At the beginning of the four weeks, he was still having a hard time wanting to put his face in the water, but that doesn't phase him anymore. In fact, his new favorite pool activity is diving for dive sticks at the bottom of the pool.

Jonah has gained a lot of confidence, he's now no longer worried that he will sink, yet he still holds on to that wall like he's glued to it. He can now swim short distances on his own and he also has no problem with going under.

Oliver thinks he's an independent swimmer. He just did two weeks of lessons, and he did so well, I perhaps should have put him in all four! At first, he would sit on the edge of the pool waiting for his turn, but for the last two days, he wanted to get in the water to wait like all the other kids! He would tell me "Mom, look!" and then proceed to 'dunk' his head underwater. He only would go all the way under a few times, but I think he thought he went under everytime! On the very last day, he would let go of the wall to swim to his teacher when it was his turn. He never made it very far. His fearlessness is both wonderful and very, very scary!