The girls started swim lessons today. It's not quite warm enough to make the water comfortable. Even the swim teachers were shivering. But the girls did great.
Apparently, even though she only had one real lesson last year, her uncle prepared her pretty well. I signed her up for level 2 swim lessons. She will easily be ready for level 3 by the end of next week. Today, they pretty much tested her so that she was enrolled in the appropriate class. She is fortunate enough not to have to share her instructor with any other kids.
Unfortunately, Caitlyn has to share her swim coach with 3 other kids...most of whom are younger than herself. She has not been motivated or bold enough to have any real lessons thus far so I started her off in level 1 so that she will be comfortable in the water enough to not want her floaties any more. Her uncle also did a few of the things she had to do today with her already like putting her head in the water and blowing bubbles and stuff but she hasn't really been open to learning more than that.
30 minutes a day of lessons does not amount to very much. Especially if you have to share with a bunch of other kids who have to be coaxed into the water. For once (because she's the oldest), Caitlyn is the bravest out of her class. She's the only one to put her whole head under water and the only one to jump off the diving board into the water (well, she got a little help but she was mostly willing...she just needed a little help).
Emily was a little afraid to dive off the diving board as well, but she got a push of a different kind. Her little sister went in just before her so she couldn't NOT jump!
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