Swimming Lessons

waiting for lessons to begin

Abigail jumping off of the diving board

with a little "encouragement"

Samuel is now our little fish!

For the second summer now, we've enrolled our kids in swimming lessons for a week. This year Abigail and I went to the "Mommy and me" class while Samuel was brave (and tall) enough to go by himself. We saw MAJOR accomplishments in the water and were so proud of both of them. Samuel started the week not wanting to get his face in the water... a hard thing to do if you want to swim! After seeing how well his goggles worked, he was like a little yo-yo, bobbing his head under the water every chance he could! YEA! He also learned to kick and reach and pull with his head in the water. He was swimming!

Abigail has her own time table of when she wants things done. It all started with her birth... 3 1/2 weeks early, and she hasn't changed since. She practiced kicking, reaching and pulling, and "taking a nap in the water." She loved jumping into the pool. However, she absolutely refuses to wear her goggles, which makes putting her face in the water uncomfortable. Her teacher said she's ready to swim, but she hasn't made up her mind about that yet, so we're still waiting! :) Gotta love that girl!

Naps were extra long that week and the kids were rewarded Friday with some treats.