Swimming Lessons

For the past month, we have been going to swimming lessons nearly every day. 

Christian has been somewhat afraid of the water and had no desire to attempt swimming at all. 

He was totally content sitting on the step playing, or floating around with water wings.  He was pretty easy to watch since he never tried anything dare-devilish, unlike Ashlyn, who will RUN and JUMP into the deep-end.

At the beginning of Christian's lessons, he didn't even want to put his face in the water. 

He had to learn the very basics, even of blowing bubbles. 

By the the end of the two-week session, he was totally swimming.

Now he can use his arms and even jump off the diving board. 

He loves swimming and now wants to be in the water all the time. 

Ashlyn uses any opportunity she can get to be in the water.  She has no fear.  It is really scary and I can't take my eyes off her for a second!  In that regard, I'm glad we don't have a pool. 

She cracks me up how she wanted to wear Brooke's goggles.

"Oh how I wish it could be ME in that water!  I have to wait and watch every day.  Life is so unfair."

Christian in his little swim class at Erin Chapple's.  She is an amazing teacher! 

Here is a short video of him "getting it".  It's so cute and fun to see the progression in such a short period of time.  It cracks me up how his teacher still wants to call him "John" (she has known John forever). 

Now we are at swim lessons for 90 minutes every day for this 2-week session since they have back-to-back lessons.  Ashlyn loves it on the days she gets to swim in the spa while the lessons are going on in the big pool.   Madison is doing great polishing up her skills.  She's ready for the swim team!  Brooke is learning to dive, and many of the necessary strokes.