There are so many things to love about summer. One of the top things on the list at our house is swimming lessons. Going to the pool every day for two weeks to have fun and learn how to swim? What could be better than that? Hailey and Zach would argue that it about tops the list.
I've been amazed at how fast both of them have caught on and have progressed from one level to the next. This year Zach was in level 3 and Hailey repeated level 2. She was so close to passing last time, but the instructor thought she could use one more time through just to make sure she had all of the requirements down.
Zach's group was so far away and obstructed from view most of the time, so we didn't see much of him, but Hailey's group was really close - front and center, so we were able to watch her. Here she is with her group - a boy teacher, but almost a full class of girls! Can't beat that!
About the only time we saw Zach was when the whistle blew to signal the end of the lesson and he would swim from the far side of the the pool to where Tate and I were watching.
He would usually practice his new swimming moves on the way over, so he was always full of smiles!
Hailey would come the same way and although her distance was a lot shorter, it seemed it took her almost as long to make it to us.
I swear these kids are little fish! They LOVED swimming.
I had them pause before getting out for a picture and it almost looks like they are doing some sort of synchronized swimming routine!
And of course getting dried off and heading home. Tate wanted to be in a picture too since he was there for every lesson. He spent most of his time pointing out his sister and watching Disney Junior movies on my phone - ah the marvels of modern technology!
It was another successful round of lessons, Zach moved up to level 4 for next time and Hailey breezed through level 2 and is ready for level 3 next go-round. I'm so happy to know they are learning how to swim properly, it makes me feel better knowing that should they ever find themselves in some deep water, that they could keep themselves afloat and make it to safety. Fun times and life saving skills - it's a win-win!
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