Swim Lessons

One thing on our SUMMER FUN CHECK-LIST was SWIM LESSONS!

This year we tried swim lessons at Goddard Municpal pool.  The last 2 years Tyler has had private lessons at our community pool---across the street from our house.  

This was convienent.  But, I wanted to try something new.

I remember EVERY summer, FOREVER...

I had to take Red-Cross swim lessons.  And I mean FOREVER!!!!  

So, I wanted to try Red-Cross certified lessons for our kids.

I really liked that the kids learned WATER SAFETY and that the teachers has specific SKILLS

  they HAD to teach the kids.  

Tyler did not want to do swim-lessons-- said he didn't like them (from past experience).

He really liked them this year.  I think It's just more fun to do it with other kids!!

Either Steve or I would sit at each lesson, outside, and WATCH!!  Each time Jaden would do a skill, he would right away look at us to make sure we were watching.  If I happened to not see what he had done---I would still give him a THUMBS UP when he looked at me!!  And, let me tell you....he looked over at us EVERY SINGLE time he did anything!!  It was super cute!

Lessons were for 2 weeks--50 minutes a day!

That's a lot of lessons, a lot of driving, a lot of disrupting our regualr schedule.  

But---I can tell both boys gained lots of skills.  I think the repitition of every day for 2 weeks helped a lot.

I also like that at the end we got a check-list of what they could do and what they need to be able to do to pass their level.  Neither boy passed their level, which is fine.  So--we'll do level 2 and 3 again next summer!  But, I know they have learned a lot.  Both boys were the youngest in their groups.  But, I would rather them be in a higher level group and not pass than be in any easy class and pass!

Overall, it was a good experience!

So---next summer we will do it again.

That's what summer is about, right??  Learning to SWIM!!!!