Friday, August 18, 2006
Swim lessons
The kids finished up their second session of swim lessons, in the summer a session is Monday thru Thursday for two weeks. I'm so proud of them, they have come so far. They really love going to the lessons and I have seen them both become so comfortable in the water. I am really impressed by what they have accomplished in the last four weeks. The last day of class they have safety day where they talk to them about rules when you are around water, teach them to rescue people and how to swim with a life preserver on. 
Natalie was scared of going too far into the water, but now she can jump off the diving board all by herself! She has learned to do the back stroke and to swim on her stomach, both she still needs someone to hold her or she can do them on her own with a noodle.
She bravely puts her face in the water and LOVES jumping off the side. It took us some work to get her to start jumping but now we can't stop her. She's still alittle nervous jumping from the diving board but does it much easier than before. She is in the second level this coming up session. Way to go Natalie!
Matthew has been swimming on his own for awhile and does pretty well but I wanted him to learn actual techniques. He has done very well and already has his favorite, the butterfly. He is still working on his breathing and his strength.
Matthew is really excited to learn as much as he can so he can move up to the shark level. He is in the second level this coming up session but if he learns how to do his breathing right he can move up to the third level very quickly. Way to go Matthew!
| posted at 10:25 AM
