Swim Lessons

Callie looked forward to swim lessons and has LOVED them.  She planned to take all 6 weeks worth at the Y and she did.  We signed Chase up even though he was very young since we were going anyway.  He likes the water so we didn't want to push him and make him scared of it or not like it but thought it would be good for him to be in an organized situation with a teacher, not one of us.  He went the first day but didn't get in.  The second day he got in and wanted immediately back out but before he could get back out decided it was OK as long as Grandma Linda (who takes them Mon-Wed while I work) had her feet in the water for him to hang onto.  He has a belt on so it doesn't matter.  The belt was the big issue at first Linda said - he did NOT want it on.  By Thursday when I took him he was a pro and loving it.  He even jumped in to the teacher.  He liked his teacher, Josh.  After the first two week session he wasn't too sure when the teacher changed and it wasn't Josh but  a girl.  He adjusted fine though.  The first week we didn't know what to do about his ears but called the ENT's office the first of the second week and got some better ear plugs and the band to keep them in.  That worked great - so glad we got it.  We didn't expect him to take them the entire 6 weeks Callie did but he has and loved it!  Callie started the summer in the Polliwogs.  She passed that after the first session and moved to the guppies.  She passed that after the second session and is in the minos class for the third session.  She have improved greatly and is really loving it!  I can't believe how good she has gotten.  She does various strokes across the big Y pool and back all on her own and is learning to dive.  One of the first days she went across all on her own and they stayed at the edge and watched I was thinking she is only 7 and can't touch there!  But she does great and had no problems.  In fact now they go across and back twice.  The lessons are 45 min long and she is going most of it usually - I would be exhausted by the end.

It is harder to get pics of Callie as she is so much further away from me and moves much faster. Chase has required that we remain right by the pools edge where he is.

Here is Friday of the first week.

Then Thursday of the 4th week.