We started summer season off right away by signing all three kids up for swimming lessons the first week after school got out. I figured that way we wouldn't get in the habit of going to bed too late and then lazily sleeping in all summer long. It worked...during the two weeks of swimming lessons.
Zoey is a little swimming superstar at the ripe old age of almost ten. She's been taking lessons of one form or another once a year since she was only 6 months old. She finally has graduated and her swimming instructor told her she could join the swim team or just swim for fun, but there was no need for lessons anymore. That should make August easy when Liv and Drew take their second round. Erg.
Livy, my little fish, did swimmingly. She, of the three, is the greatest lover of water so these swimming lessons are one of the highlights of her summer. Getting her out of the water is not the highlight of my summer.
Drew...well, Drew has a fear of water and said daily, "I don't wanna swim, Momma, the water will sink me!" Over the course of eight lessons he gradually became a little less fearful. We still have some work to do. In all fairness the kid did fall off a dock last summer and was nearly swept away to the sea over spring break - his fear is far from unfounded.
Some pics of my little fishies:
