I've been looking forward to doing swim lessons with Nathan all summer! Because of his age the only ones available were Mommy and Me ones. But we had a lot of fun and still have one more week.
Warning: The following pictures contain a woman who obviously has no time to perfect a tan. Please excuse her awful tan lines (I blame Recess Duty) and feel free to put on sunglasses so as not to blind yourself.
Nathan got to pick out a few toys each day before heading out to the area of the pool designated for our lessons.
The "Island" where kids can stand and splash around while being in the middle of the pool. He finally got brave enough to not hold onto me and stand on it by himself after the 5th day of using it!
Practicing our strokes. If he had his way he would just hold onto me the whole time and play with the toys! Most of the time he would be screaming, "No!". Although he did it with a smile on his face! Stubborn Stinker!
Hanging onto the edge checking out the toys.
Maybe he's decided strokes aren't so bad?!
He did not like floating on his back and would stick his arms and feet out so he didn't have to do it!
Swimming towards his toys. (I usually had to pry them out of his death grip hold on them!)
Practicing kicking while holding onto the island.
We would usually circle up a few times and sing songs together as a group. Our repertoire included: 5 Little Speckled Frogs, Ring Around the Rosie, and Slippery Fish.
Jumping into the water! Nathan's friend Dane is the one who motivated Nathan to want to do this!
Practicing climbing out of the pool. (No, I am sadly NOT wearing a white tank top although it appears that way!)
Getting Dunked!
One more song!
Playing with the toys before cleaning up!
What a fun day for mommy and Nathan! He is going to be a little fish before you know it. He is so adorable, wet or dry.
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