We continued our 'summer at the pool 2012' campaign with a double dose of swimming lessons the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August at the nearby swimming pool.
The boys managed to get the same instructors for each set of lessons - Clyde took Level One with Dannea (left) and Will took Preschool with Lisa (right). The fun part was that Dannea was Will's teacher last summer and Lisa was Clyde's teacher four summers ago when we did swimming lessons for the first time!
Clyde loved how stimulating Level One was - he learned so much and was able to work hard and really develop his strokes and glides.
Will progressed really well also. We were so proud when Lisa used his as an example for the other kids!
Don't let these pictures fool you; Jack was NOT a fan of hanging out on the sidelines at the pool every day for a month. Although I enjoyed my break from having to be in the water this year, I am looking forward to doing Parent/Toddler swimming lessons with Jack next summer.
The last day of each session was 'Fun Day' and the boys loved that the slide was turned on :).
Will came so far that Lisa let him go down the slide by himself at the end of the second set of lessons, wooo!
We're so proud of our little water babies - they both passed their levels! We're excited for Will to move on to Level One and for Clyde to advance to Level Two when they take more lessons this fall/winter. Chuck and I both feel really strongly about the importance of consistent swimming lessons for the boys, particularly Will. There are so many tragic stories about kids with autism wandering and encountering water; we want to do as much as we can to ensure Will's safety and it's so encouraging to see the skills he's developed since April. We've been really impressed with the Nampa Parks and Rec swimming lesson program, and this year was no different.
We really loved both Dannea and Lisa, and the last day of class I had the boys give them thank you cards in which I had enclosed copies of some of the pictures I'd taken during the lessons. To our surprise, Lisa handed us back a card with the following note:
Isn't that so sweet? It totally made my day. I referenced it on facebook and said that I love when crushes are reciprocated :).
2 comments:
In my expert opinion, only the best parents create such cute kids in the first place....
We should do Ella and Jack swimming lessons together ;)
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