Swim Lessons

We had two weeks of private swimming lessons with Jeneille, one of our favorite past babysitters. She was amazing with the kids and they both learned so much. Klein has never taken anything other than water babies but she is very brave in the water and willing to try almost anything.

Max made huge strides this year. He is not afraid to go off the diving board any more and he can swim across the deep end by himself. This past spring he told me he wouldn't take swimming if he had to swim in the deep end so I am glad we are past that issue. It takes Max a while to trust that he can do something but once he does it, there is no stopping him. I knew he could go off the diving board but he was really nervous. Now, I can't get him off of it. He even jumps off backwards!

The hardest part of the private lessons was trying to keep Preslee entertained. She had many long mornings in the stroller. I would get her out and she would crawl around on the cement and hurt her knees. Then she tried to bear crawl and would make it to the pool and then I would just have to drag her away. It was also hard because the kids couldn't do it at the same time so one of them had to wait which was hard too. I love swimming and want my kids to love it too so the lessons are well worth the expense and time.