Swim Lessons

Both children took swim lessons over Christmas Break.

It was an intense daily 45-minute lesson for two weeks. Initially Eleanor was quite upset that I had signed her up but did come around to the idea that taking lessons to refresh ones memory was a good iead. Especially living on an island & knowing that boating will occur this summer.

They both did well & progressed to the next level. Eleanor is swimming & diving independently & learning strokes. Oscar is doing well jumping in by himself & can go underwater. One of his favorite games learned at lessons was swimming through ("blasting off!") a hula hoop on its side partially submerged in the water. He also was a pokey little puppy in the locker room, always the last child in the shower & hiding in the lockers.

Oscar is seen here with his instructor. Yes, those are pink goggles. I was so proud of him as we misplaced his green ones and couldn't find them in time for lessons. He borrowed an extra pair from big sister & didn't put up a fuss that they were pink! Eleanor can be seen in the upper right hand corner, second from the right, her instructor has a black swim shirt on.