It is that time of year again -- summer. Summer in Arizona is synonymous with swimming and we want our kids to be excellent swimmers. So, we enrolled Madilyn and Aiden in swimming lessons yet again this year. As you many recall, swimming lessons were not that productive for Madi last year. In fact, she cried the entire time. All I can say is what a difference a year makes.
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Tonight we took Madi and Aiden to the City of Phoenix Cactus Pool for their first swimming lessons of the summer. Both kids were enrolled in the same swimming class. We thought that if they took the class together, their would be less tears. They were pretty excited to get into the pool and take their lessons. When it came time to go with Bennett, their instructor/coach, Madi and Aiden both followed him to the other side of the pool and willingly climbed in the pool. Their lesson lasted about a half hour and both kids did pretty well.
Madi participated happily in the entire lesson. She listened and followed all of the instructions provided to her by her coach. She was very happy and flashed me a couple of big smiles and waves. In fact, she didn't even want to get out of the pool at the end of class. It really looked like she was enjoying herself. It was such a different experience than last year.
As for Aiden, he participated and seemed pretty content for most of the lesson. About half way through, I think that he started to get cold, started crying and refused to interact with his coach. However, for his first coach-led lesson, we were really pleased with his effort and his willingness to finish the class. Once he got warm and dried off, he was giving his coach high-fives and said that he had a good time. We will try a swim shirt at the next lesson to try to keep him warm a little longer.
One class down, seven more to go...
Waiting to hear their names called to go with their coach
Getting into the pool with their coach, Bennett
Listening to their coach
Videos of the kids kicking for their coach
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