"Mommy, I'm having fun" are the sweetest words I heard this week, especially coming from Andrew. Anika & Andrew are SWIMMING!!! I can't explain how proud, relieved, excited I am. The difference in just one week is absolutely amazing. Anika is learning swimming strokes, jumping in the pool by herself, back floating, and racing WITHOUT her kickboard. Andrew is hopping in the pool to the instructor, hanging on the wall and even letting go to swim and bob by himself, kicking with the board (by himself), and having FUN!!! This has been an amazing week for me. Ever since I became a mom, I've worried about my kids around water. This week has done great things for my blood pressure:-) I'm confident that at the end of lessons next week by kids would be able to pop up and swim to an edge if they fell in a pool. Whew! I'm so proud of them. (Watching Andrew conquer his fear was particularly touching for me!) Here are some pictures. (I don't know if these young instructors know what a life skill they are teaching but they are doing more than just a "summer job"!!)
Ready to go! Swim fins & kickboards! (This is the first day that Drew tried with his goggles and they were full of water at the end, oops!):
Bobbing with Megan:
(Blessings on this young lady for her patience! Now the crying has been replace with "WATCH ME, MEGAN!)
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Way to go Anika and Andrew! I need to get Sam going on lessons here soon...
After our last conversation, I'm so glad to read that these swim lessons ended up being a possitve experience for the kids...and you!
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