At the beginning of the summer, Jaden and Cody took two weeks of swimming lessons from a lady who attends our church. The boys have taken lessons from this instructor (Mrs. McQuary) for the last few summers, so they are very comfortable with her. She pushes the boys hard but is also encouraging and makes the lessons fun. We've loved her!
This year, the lessons were at my friend Amy's pool. I loved having a good friend to chat with each day, and the boys enjoyed swimming with their friend Ella. Each day before we left for lessons, I would give Jaden, Cody and Adley a snack while I finished packing the rest of our supplies. A few days in a row, the boys ate their snack in the living room, and Adley joined right in. Cody and Jaden were excited to tell me that they were "having a meeting" together. :)
Over the course of the 6 lessons, Cody and Jaden made so much progress. Most especially they learned how to take breaths while swimming. By the second week of lessons, Jaden and Cody were swimming independently across the length of the pool! They both gained a lot of confidence in the water too. Here are some miscellaneous pictures from their lessons:
And here are a few videos:
Cody swimming the short length of the pool
Jaden swimming across the short length of the pool
Cody diving and gathering rings
Jaden diving and gathering rings
Cody having a swimming race against Ella's neighbor Jack
Jaden and Cody learning the backstroke
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