Ready, Set, Swim!

This last week marked the official beginning of summer: swim lessons!

This year, Emily entered level 3...and it was a biiiiigggg step up from level 2! They hold class in the deep end (and only the deep end!). As big of a jump as it was for her, she was up for the challenge! It was incredible to watch her learn her crawl and back strokes, gliding, treading water, and diving.

Yes, diving, folks. Emily has never wanted to even jump off of the board before and by the end, she had learned to dive! (Granted, her off-of-the-board technique still needs some work, but, she'll be starting again on Monday so she'll get plently of practice!)

Christian graduated from Angelfish to Guppy this year. He worked on floating on his back, making big arm movements, and even putting his face in the water! He can also play a mean game of "Mr. Shark, What time is it?" and "Motorboat, motorboat."

On the last day, "fun day" it was rainy and a bit chilly so Christian enjoyed his time playing in the pool up above where the water slides are and then going down the slides with his instructors.

And where was Kari during all this swim fun? Exactly where she wants to be--on the sidelines, with me, as far from the water as she can get. This year, Kari wants NOTHING to do with the water. So, she sits on my lap and waves at her siblings while they swim and she stays nice and dry.

We just love swim lessons and can't wait for more!