Swim Lesson Wrap Up

Last Thursday was the last day of Ava's "Everyday Lessons". I think she did awesome and she is happy to be able to continue. In fact her first lesson is this afternoon. All morning she kept telling me, "But I want a go wight now!"



My Guppy has become a Goldfish and will swim 2 days a week for April, and then taper down to once a week, for our budget's sake.

Last day, waiting to go in.



Just getting in

Blowing bubbles

These were all taken before she saw that I was there. As soon as she spotted me she just stopped and stared. I didn't want to be a distraction so I quickly ran out and everything else is filmed through the one way mirror. Or two way mirror. Or the one way window. Or whatever it's called.

If this video works, it will be a miracle. I don't know how to do all this computer stuff.

I forgot to charge our video camera prior to this last class (which is the only time parents are allowed on deck) so I had to film with my camera. And since it's through the window/mirror it is very grainy.

I filmed too much and ran out of room on the memory card to show her go down the slide or retrieve the rings from the bottom of the pool. Here she is working on her back float. Mr. Rudy kind of "tosses" her into the water and she is learning to turn over to her back, this back float is what everything else is based on. And it teaches even the littlest swimmers how to survive if they fell in the water.

Dan thinks this particular video is not the best representation, but now that I know I can film her, you may have more opportunities to see her stuff.

Now when she gets out of the pool and gets her lollipop, she still is very excited and gives me the run-down on each event in the lesson, "Mommy! I blew bubbles and went underwater and and and got a ring and even climb a tower and and and and I went down a slide and got a lollipop and and and, Mommy, I'm so proud a you." She cracks me up.