Hayley and Jackson have both been taking swimming lessons for the past three weeks. Hayley started out kind of funny this year; she was hesitant to do some things that she has done so many times before, including last summer at swimming lessons. Like jump to her teacher from the side of the pool. I don't know what her deal was, but we practiced a few times away from swimming lessons, and she gained her confidence back. She has almost passed off all of the Level 2 skills now, which is great, especially considering that she is the youngest, smallest one in her class.
Her teacher wrote this about her on the last day of lessons:
It was great improvement with Hayley. If she keeps it up, she will be an awesome swimmer!
And the Little Boy. I knew that if I signed up Hayley for swimming lessons, and then proceeded to go to the pool each morning with him in tow, and not let him be in the water, I would probably seriously regret it. So I signed him up for the Parent/Tot Class at the same time as Hayley's lesson. He did it last year too, and I wasn't sure if he would really get much out of it. I was wrong. This kid is pretty much swimming. If you hold him with one hand on his tummy, he'll splash his arms, kick his legs, and put his whole face in the water. He'll also crabwalk on the side of the pool, boost himself up and out, and jump in from the side of the pool. (That's one of the things that helped Hayley get over her fear; she didn't want to get out shined by the one year old little brother.) He's a fast little sucker too. There were a few times when he jumped before I was ready, and went completely under the water. He held his breath and came up happy as can be.
Most of the days the kids had lessons, Jeremy was at work. He had the day off for their last lesson, so it was his turn to get in the water with Jackson. That way I was able to get some pictures of our little fishies in the water.
Good job Hayley and Jackson!
Her teacher wrote this about her on the last day of lessons:
It was great improvement with Hayley. If she keeps it up, she will be an awesome swimmer!
And the Little Boy. I knew that if I signed up Hayley for swimming lessons, and then proceeded to go to the pool each morning with him in tow, and not let him be in the water, I would probably seriously regret it. So I signed him up for the Parent/Tot Class at the same time as Hayley's lesson. He did it last year too, and I wasn't sure if he would really get much out of it. I was wrong. This kid is pretty much swimming. If you hold him with one hand on his tummy, he'll splash his arms, kick his legs, and put his whole face in the water. He'll also crabwalk on the side of the pool, boost himself up and out, and jump in from the side of the pool. (That's one of the things that helped Hayley get over her fear; she didn't want to get out shined by the one year old little brother.) He's a fast little sucker too. There were a few times when he jumped before I was ready, and went completely under the water. He held his breath and came up happy as can be.
Most of the days the kids had lessons, Jeremy was at work. He had the day off for their last lesson, so it was his turn to get in the water with Jackson. That way I was able to get some pictures of our little fishies in the water.
Good job Hayley and Jackson!
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