Saturday, May 14, 2011

Swim Lessons

Last weekend Aurora started an 8-week Saturday morning swim class at the Northwest YMCA. Her first lesson wasn't great - about halfway through she started crying and reaching out for us - clearly not a fan of getting water on or around her face. Today she was so excited to go back, and told us ahead of time that she was not going to cry. Amazingly, she didn't!


She did a great job listening and participated in all the jumping and splashing activities with a smile. This is a very beginner class - and as you can see, the ratio is just 4 kids to 1 instructor, which is perfect. The location is pretty far from our house, but that has not been a problem. It's near our most fun mall, and after swimming, playing and eating lunch, a nice long car ride home is exactly what we need.

4 comments:

Cheezhead Robin said...

Wow, Grandma Nancy will probably be thrilled to hear that Aurora loves swimming, one of her favorite activities. Aurora seems to love everything except clowns, LOL! It is wonderful that you give her so many opportunities to try new things.

Nancy said...

Way to go, Aurora. You don't have to love swimming, but at least you have to know how to swim. I think the lessons will get better. Glad you had a better time today.

Anonymous said...

Good for Aurora! It looks like the long ride tired out her horsies, too.

Unknown said...

Good job Aurora!