Swim Lessons – Session 2

We enrolled the boys in a 6 week long course that was two nights per week beginning in March. We ended up knowing a couple other kids in both their class & the more advanced ones going on at the same time. The boys loved their teacher & (after a couple of nervous little kids with a few tears the first night) they did great and really grew their water skills. Since the first session went so well, we decided to enroll them in one more 6 week long course that would take us to the beginning of summer…we even asked them if they wanted to & they were both excited to. (Colton had passed their first class so we made the boys aware that they would be in different classes this time & Colton would move up to the next level – we questioned if splitting them up was the right thing to do, but it turned out good for both.)

Day one of the second session went about as well as the first session, but we survived. Wyatt was disappointed when his teacher from last session was not his teacher this time around. Colton was sick on the first night of lessons but picked right back up in his new class the second night. Both boys were also disappointed that the other kids that we had known during the first session had not signed up to be in it this time around.

This past 6 weeks has been more of a struggle than the first 6 weeks were but the boys had fun & did warm up to their new teachers. Colton really excelled and has quite a few new water skills under his belt – swimming with a kickboard, swimming without a kickboard, jumping off the “big block” in the deep end, floating on his back & swimming on his back. Wyatt really didn’t advance much this time around…the little charmer would talk his teacher into not making him do some of the skills the other kids were doing – mostly just jumping into the water with her help – so he could have definitely used a teacher like Colton’s that wouldn’t have taken “No.” for an answer but helped him ease into the skills he was a little more afraid of. (Both boys did jump off the “big block” in the deep end on their water safety day – Colton’s teacher talked Wyatt into doing it with her help!)

I’m proud of them for sticking it out and growing their water skills & knowledge.

We will take the summer off & re-visit swim lessons next fall/winter again.

Wyatt in his class
(he is on the very left side)

Wyatt being...Wyatt!

Colton in his class
(he is in the middle)

Colton waiting on the ledge.