Serenity and Rayna's swimming lessons were a success, they passed! We weren't sure if they would because they hate getting their faces wet, but what they won't do for us they will do for a perfect stranger LOL!
At first Serenity cried a bit before each lesson but soon she got the idea that I would be there the entire time and the teacher would not try to drown her!
She also shook her face back and forth in the water whenever she blew bubbles, but she blew them!
We are so proud of her for facing her fears!
Rayna got lucky and no one else showed up for her class so she got private lessons!
She goofed around and giggled through most of her lessons.
When asked what she thought the 'no diving' sign meant, she said, "it means the teacher will catch you if you fall in on your face" LOL! Very trusting!
When I asked them if they wanted to take swimming lessons again this summer they said, "YES!" Yeah, now I just have to find a good time!
I think learning to swim is an essential life skill, just like driving, so I insist that my kids learn both of these things. Can you think of any other essential life skills?
Laterg8r
8 comments:
soo far behind in my blog reading. Love the pics of the girls swimming! Soo darn cute!
What adorable pics of the girls...they are so cute!!!!
Yay for facing their fears and passing their swimming test!!!
Wishing you a great one!!!
The Pictures are FABULOUS!!
My Marshall must have drowned in a past life or something, because he has a very irrational fear of water. I gave him and his brother swimming lessons when they werw 3 and 4. My large son, fabulous. Marshall?? CRIED with his little bathing suit and life vest on. I never did get him in the water.
Then we got a pool, 4 feet, we had it for years, but we had to take it down, long story, and we haven't had it up for 2 years. Now, I tell him, you HAVE TO LEARN TO SWIM. or you can never go to a friends house. He was so worried about it, he threw up last week. he's 11. SO FINALLY, last night he went to the High School pool with daddy, and actually felt like he couldn't breathe in the 3 foot section.
He could swim in his own pool, but he freaks out in a large pool.
I just don't get it!! BUT, in the end yesterday, he did OK. Thank Goodness.
Really? Past life theories? ugh.
GOOD FOR YOUR GIRLS!!! WOO HOO!!
sorry for the novel.
So fun to see them in the water. Serenity's face makes you think she hates it but thankfully she trusted her teacher. I think it is great you taught Serenity to "face her fears" as that is a great life skill.
they're so cute! i do not know how to swim....i think it's more because I think I'm afraid of water! i'm glad they enjoyed their lessons!
I almost want to take swim lessons myself after looking at these photos. What better way to refresh on a hot day?
Essential Life Skills - Swimming definitely. Also, knowing how to handle money. I'm still learning this one. Wish I would have taught my older kids more about saving it.
Great pics, and they remind me that I really need to get my kids back to swimming lessons. It's a pain where we live, but as you say it's an essential life skill!
I'm trying to teach my older son about money right now. Mismanagement of one's finances is, I think, one of the biggest contributors to unhappiness and stress, so I'd like my kids to learn to live within their means!
Oh my goodness! These pictures are great. This looks like so much fun I just want to shout...Me Too!
Essential life skill...learn to read. Way too many people out there are lacking in this skill.
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