Little Swimmers

Aug 13, 2010 by admin

You may remember back earlier in the summer when I posted about Piper’s first sleepover. She was so excited and I was scared to death because she couldn’t swim & her friend has a pool. I worked myself into a good ol’ Southern tizzy.

Well, I’m proud to announce that ….

… I now have two children that can swim!

In mid-May, the kids took semi-private lessons at the YMCA. (Semi-private means that the kids took lessons together – just the two of them – with one instructor.)

We had a great experience at the Y. The price was $160/child and included 5 lessons. By the third lesson, Piper was swimming alone.

Avery had two left fins and took a little longer. My sweet friend happened to mention that her son really took off after he began swimming with goggles. I was desperate and decided that we’d give it a shot. Holy Moly …. can you say “what a difference”? It was miraculous and by the end of the 5th lesson, he was swimming independantly as well.

Thankfully, there have been numerous times this summer that they’ve been able to swim and keep their skills in shape. They also know (and feel free) to put their life vests on when they get tired. I’m happy that they feel comfortable with that, and we’ll continue to encourage it as well.

Although I know that there are still risks associated with the water, my heart certainly feels more at peace knowing that they can swim if they slip in accidentally.