Swim Lessons

We're turning the corner to August and I can't believe that summer is nearly half way over.  It's going much too quickly for my liking. 

We're in the swing of T-Ball and swim lessons and Andrew's birthday party was this past Saturday.  So last week was busy to say the least!  First up is swim lessons!

The kids were SO excited when I told them they were starting lessons!  We are trying a new place this year...it is in the back yard of a home close by.  The kids' lessons are staggered over the course of 2 hours in the afternoon.



I took these before heading out the first day.  Andrew couldn't resist a kiss.

The pool house is behind the kids to the right where parents can wait if it's raining.  The pool is heated to 80 degrees, so we have lessons, rain or shine, unless there is lightening.  During the lessons, the moms just lounge around the pool in the sunshine and it's so relaxing!


They have this great clubhouse to play in with a hammock underneath.

And swings too!

I have to say, there are some sports/activities that are easier than others.  I find Little League for example,  to be so miserable in the rain and muck. But swim lessons, Swim Lessons are fantastic! :)

When we arrive, Matthew is up first.  He is doing great!  He couldn't tread water the last time we were in swim lessons, but this year he is strong enough and is belly flopping diving into the pool and then swimming to the other end!  He has to push himself, but he can do it! 

He loves swim lessons and his only complaint is that it doesn't last long enough.  A remarkable change from the little boy who didn't like to get his ears wet until he was five!

After Matthew is done, we have a half hour break when I were pleasantly surprised to see my friend Sheri arrive with her kids!  So I get to have a short visit with her and then Kaitlin is up and my other friend Katie arrives!

Kaitlin then swims with Kennedy and LOVES it.  She is a little fish and has taken to the water immediately since she was a baby.  She has wanted to swim independently since the first time we took her in the water and she cried  and fought for us to let go of her!



I think it's funny that Kaitlin and Kennedy look like synchronized swimmers here.  :)



Kaitlin spends a lot of her time being naughty and jumping off the stair where she is supposed to be waiting.  She is just SO excited to swim she can't stand it.



Cute little hands.

There are 4 kids in each class.



Andrew is the last one into the pool. Which was a killer the first day.  It was SO hard to wait. In his excitement even accidentally got in the pool with the wrong class and had to get out.  So disappointing!  He gets to swim with his friend Carter, which makes him happy as well.

He ended up getting a bloody nose after I took the above photo so I didn't take as many pictures of him.  Speaking of swimming, is everyone excited for the Olympics?!

We are very excited.  I enjoy some sports, but I'm not a huge sports fan.  However,  I LOVE the Olympics!  I love the stories of the people & and obstacles they have overcome and cheering on our country.   And Dan & I are loving them being in London!  It's been fun to watch the evening news and the different stories on the English culture.  I'm not a big tv watcher, but I think I'm going to be watching a lot in the weeks to come.  We're watching gymnastics right now.  Kaitlin has been doing all sorts of Olympics in front of the tv today.  She's been vaulting, diving, flipping...anything that comes on she is mimicking on the floor.  It's so funny.

Go team USA!  :)