Friday, July 27, 2012

Swimming Lessons

 I know what you are thinking.  How cute!!!!

 Swimming lessons helped Trinity so much.  Before she would never put her face in and never leave the stairs.  After day one she would put face in like that and want to get things from your hand that is further in the water.  She even would adventure to standing on the bottom. 

 Look how far she is under water - she calls it under ground.

 Likes floating on her back but not sure about it still.
 Jumping of the side.  I was hoping she would do it without any hand holding so she went to one hand and then..
 She did it!!!!
 Alex has come a long ways.  Before it was screaming like he got hurt if his face got a drop of water on it.  Now no floating, diving down to the bottom, jumping off sides.  I can't believe it.  Practicing the arms for front crawl.

 Floating on back.  Not sure about this one still.

 Loves the belly float.  Jumping off the diving board was a big deal.  Day one just stood on board and didn't jump, day three had someone drop him in water.  Finally I asked Alex what was scaring him about jumping off diving board?  It's ten deep mom.  Alex you aren't scared of the hieght.  No, it's ten deep.  So we practice off the side and then next day I kinda gently pushed him off without setting him in.  Then day six he did it ....



 Donovan was already a swimmer but now he worked on the technique.  He is getting better everyday.  Look at that form.
 He loves the back stroke the best and butterfly.  He is pretty good at it.
 He did everything the teacher asked to earn jumps off the board.  Loved it.  Great dive.  Nice tricks.

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