Swimming Lessons

This year - since we've spent so much time at the pool, Andrew and I decided it would be a great idea to enroll 4/5 of the children in swimming lessons. The poor fifth gets her swim suit on every time and begs to get in the pool, where she wants to do nothing but hang on the Mom. The Mom isn't a fan of the hang, so we sit on the bench. Until swimming lessons are over, and then we all go swimming. It's cheaper that way.

Caroline is in a Level 1 class, where she's learning to let go of the edge of the pool. She loves it.

LeGrand is a Level 2 - where he's not afraid of the water, but isn't quite swimming. He also loves it. Unless he's asked to jump off the diving board. Then, he needs some help. He would love to just lower himself into the pool from the edge of the board, and has tried that more than once. Unfortunately, the sit and lower isn't a dive...

Margaret is a Level 3 - meaning that she can swim the width of the pool without assistance. It's a good fit for her. She has definitely gained some confidence in her swimming, and will be ready for the next level next summer. Margaret has no problems going off the diving board.

Savannah is a Level 4. Next year she will join the local swim team. She is the best swimmer in her class - and I'm not just saying that because I'm the Mom. She really has a knack for swimming, and excels at it. She loves to dive for a silver dollar, and can do a handstand under water. She is the most enthusiastic about swimming lessons, telling me daily at 4 pm that we "need to leave in a few minutes for swimming lessons!" (Lessons start at 7 pm. They're 7 minutes from our house.) She just loves swimming.

Swimming lessons will end at the end of next week. With that ending, is the end of Family Swim ($2/person), which is a pretty sweet deal for us, since swimmers taking lessons can stay for family swim without an additional charge. Next year, we'll get the kids registered earlier for lessons and enjoy this blessing the entire summer!

Ah, the joys of summer...  Anyone want to come swimming with us???