One of the many benefits of home schooling is a flexible schedule. The kids were able to start swimming lessons early, in hopes of getting a few skills under their belts before summer begins.
Thankfully, Miss B. is a terrific little swimmer. At least I don't have to worry that she's going to go under at any moment.... The Three Musketeers, on the other hand, are quite daring and bold. They are not hesitant at all to jump in the water and attempt to stay afloat. Ah... here in lies the danger! They all claimed to know how to swim because they have been in the bath tub. Sigh.
Looks like we'll be in a series of lessons this summer. I am so grateful that the kids absolutely loved the water. Now, if we could just develop a "healthy fear" of the water... then I might feel a little more comfortable.
Our kids claimed to have "been swimming" before too. After much Q&A we determined they were probably talking about some sort of muddy pond that you could stand up in. Told them that didn't count.
ReplyDeleteOur biggest problem is that they would panic and freeze up and then start flailing when they were like 2 ft from the edge :-) They did one session of lessons and then we just tried to spend as much time in the pool as possible. Which is hard to do when you don't actually HAVE a pool :-) By the end of the summer they were doing really well. Still going to make them do lessons again this summer to improve the skills. They do love the water!
Your pictures are so great! The kids are all beautiful.
ReplyDeleteJulie Mavencamp Church