New Swim Class

We recently started a new series of swim classes after taking the summer off. Ian is now in the Big Pool, which the depth starts at 4 ft. deep. He was a bit nervous before the class (as was I), but he managed to jump right in at the beginning of class:



His new teacher is wonderful. She had him swimming in no time, and Ian did great listening for a change of pace.



Here he is half way through the class & is all smiles. He had so much fun that first class, and is still really enjoying being in the deeper pool. He wants to swim under the water now & his teacher is trying to teach him the strokes on top of the water, so we're working on it a bit.


Leah is still in the kiddie pool that only goes about 3 ft. deep total. She is still working on getting her kicking down in her class and she finally hit a milestone in her last class, she finally put her face in the water! She's had a real fear of going under the water, so this was a huge step for her. She wears the goggles & ear plugs because of her ear tubes, so that gave her some comfort.



On the way out, they have a new display in the lobby and the kids of course have to put their faces in the holes now every time we go swimming. Leah is in the mermaid side & Ian is in the sea king side.



Hopefully the kids will continue to learn & progress in their swimming skills so we can eventually take classes here on our base. Leah is the slower swim learner, but I'm excited by her progress. She has always been more timid in the water, even in the bathtub, so getting her comfortable in the water is worth the drive to the nearby air force pool. Hope everyone enjoys the pictures.

Catherine