A very successful 2 weeks!

Our adventure of swimming lessons is finally done and I can truthfully say that the kids really enjoyed it! The beginning was a bit rough on the girls, but they quickly snapped out of it and did awesome! Jaideyn learned to swim without her butt up in the air and doing the bicycle kick. She puts her legs straight and points her toes to kick- and much to her suprise she can actually get somewhere while swimming!

Jackson is a great swimmer. He did not do lessons this year, but Ms. Rita was kind enough to let him swim on his own during lessons! As you can see he had a great time!

And then there is Avery! She did amazing. The first week we weren't sure if she was actually going to get the whole kicking hard and using your arms thing! The second week her true colors came shining through and she was an animal! She kicked and swam like we never expected!

Before swimming lessons started I was talking to a friend and they asked how Avery would do. I remember saying it could go either way. Either Avery would decide she didn't like it and go into her stubborn mode and not do it at all. Or she would do it and realize the freedom that it gave her and she would take off! Needless to say Avery realized the freedom and she hasn't stopped wanting to "practice" swimming since!

Avery jumping in the deep end and swimming to the ladder. By the end of the week Avery was asking Ms. Rita to let her go and jump off the diving board. Apparently she has outgrown the shallow end!

Swimming to Ms. Rita with her "eyes down!"

Our brave little fish!

So I would highly recommend swimming lessons with Ms. Rita to all of you who have young kids. It has made the world of difference in the kids! It was a great family experience of encouraging each other and celebrating each others accomplishments! And we had a ton of fun!!!!!