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Swimmin Lessons
Saturday July 11, 2009 3:51 pm by Kendra | Filed under asher, silas, wesley.We wrapped up two weeks of “swimmin’ lessons” at a local pool. Wesley & Silas both made great progress. Wesley was already comfortable putting her head under and swimming underwater. She improved to doing some strokes and learning how to breathe on the side. She has a good ways to go before she is proficient, but we were quite proud of her advancements.
Silas has always been less enthusiastic about being in and under the water. He still doesn’t want to put his head under, but made great strides – including jumping in unassisted. He hasnn’t caught up to Wes yet, but I’m hopeful we’ll get there. Asher was forced to stay staked out in the stroller, which was not ideal for our water-lovin babe. But we made it up to him by giving him some quality time in the baby pool after lessons.
Here’s some pics from our time at the pool:
Wes gearing up to jump in.
Gerinimo!
Doing her backfloat
Silas in the “tank” pool
Wesley, climbing up the pole (used to help kids try and get to the bottom)
Silas jumped in unassisted!
Being comfortable with the life jacket was one of the skills the kids had to master.
Wes & her fellow participant practice safety skills – helping someone out of the pool.
Si – enjoying his lesson with teacher Allison
Working on his backfloat
Bedraggled but loving it!
Having fun sticking his head in the water
Look at Si jump in by himself! Big progress for him.
Wesley swimming in the deep end. She didn’t get very far but did great!
Jumping in
Asher gnawing on some bling in the kiddie pool
Such a cutie
He figured out he could sit and splash in the pool
Yee haw
Hi mom!
Wes & best bud Celeste warming up on the cement
Asher decides to follow suit.
This boy loves water too much for his own good.
Wes & Celeste have a great time together
Si was feeling camera shy
Having fun playing with daddy
“Catching” water
Yum
Tags: kid play, summer fun, swimming
Great job Si. Amazing that Si. doesn’t like to put his face in but Asher thinks it’s fun. Rachel’s not so sure about putting her face in, but I haven’t really pushed her yet. It’s got to be fun watching Wes. swim, too. Someday our boys will get there, and my girl.