Beginner Swimmers

My summer has been busy and it's hard to believe that school starts in exactly one month.  I haven't had a chance to sit here and update the blog.  There is so much to update.  The kids spent the night at my parents house and they may spend another night.  They have been keeping me busy and although I miss them when they are gone it's nice to have the quiet time to catch up on things.  Right now we are in the middle of renovating the main bathroom but I will update more on that another time.  I think for this particular post I'll concentrate on swim lessons.

Summer vacation started with four weeks of swimming lessons.  My kids had never had swim lessons before and it was time.  They are four and eight and neither could swim so enough was enough.  We signed them up for lessons at the middle school pool.  The instructors are currently or have once been on the high school swim team.  My children both had a fear of the water and hated getting their faces wet.  The first few days of swim lessons were rough.  The kids refused to do anything.  After talking to them and being stern with them about the importance of trying and doing what they are told to do while in the water the rest of the lessons went better.  Well, let's just say they gained a little more confidence.

 

By the end of the four weeks my son can swim without any help.  My daughter still requires some kind of flotation device but her confidence in the water is a lot better and she loves being in the pool.  The most important thing for me was to see my children have that confidence and learn the basics.  Learning how to swim is so important.

We don't have a pool of our own but we have been invited to my uncle-in-law's pool, a friend's pool, a local community pool and my parents' community pool.  Since these lessons my kids have become little fish.  They love it.  I always enjoyed swimming so I'm glad the kids now do as well.