swim lessons

The kids are in their second week of swim lessons for this summer and things are really starting to click. Laura went from being afraid of getting her face in the water to being able to swim front crawl (freestyle). With the aid of swim goggles she now readily plunges completely under the water and floats around. It is really an amazing difference. Laura has also made several friends that she plays with in the kiddie pool while Alli is at her lesson. They dive for pennies and race and typically have a good time. Today a boy joined the group and was the "shark" that chased the girls around.

Alli is still pretty scared of the water, but she too is making progress. She went from a refusal to go anywhere near the pool with her teacher to blowing bubbles and letting her teacher dip her under the water. She has fun swimming with a noodle or swim belt on, but is pretty timid about trying anything new. Still, I think it's helping her and maybe she'll be ready to do more next year.

Charlie enjoys the water too, but two hours at the pool is a bit much, so she usually naps the second half.