We enrolled Cal in parent/tot swim lessons this year. He was one of the younger ones, so he wasn't as good as some of the other kids. But, he's such a little fish...he absolutely loved it! They learned front and back floats, gliding (Cal referred to them as blast off), and front and back strokes. They also got to jump off the sides and on Thursdays they actually got to dive off the diving board. Now, Cal is fearless about everything. True to his character, he ran out to the end of the board like he was going to take this big jump and stopped dead in his tracks at the end, when he looked down. It was histerical. Dad had to push him in. Of course, he was wearing his life vest, and the instructors were waiting at the bottom to catch them. He also had his first public meltdown. They give all the kids a ball to hold and play with during class, but they have to give it back at the end. Well, Cal was not having anything to do with that. "My ball, please ball, I want ball, more swim, " he screamed as I'm trying to get him out. I told him he could play with the ball tomorrow..."no morrow" and I told him you have balls at home..."no my balls". Then, we get to the car and he does the arching his back squeling to get in his car seat...after trying to reason with him and only getting more of a tantrum, he finally got a little swat. After day 3, he figured out the routine and it was much smoother. Here are some pics when Daddy took him, and also one with his instructors on the last night. They got their certificates (and cookies).
Carson is still in his lessons. We had to wait till baseball and football camp were over before he could do it. But, he's enjoying it. They are learning the proper strokes,basic lifesaving, diving, etc. So, it's good for him, since he hasn't done swim lessons since he was really little. Oh, to be 11 yrs old and get to be at the pool all day, everyday in the summer!
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