Monday, February 27, 2012

Swim Lessons!

Sara's other present from us was swimming lessons.  Today was her first swim lesson and she was so excited about it. She kept asking me if the water was going to be cold and if the teacher would be nice.

A lady in our neighborhood (only a block from her pre-school) has a 75 foot pool in her back yard in a warehouse like building.  It doesn't look like much from the outside but it's pretty cool inside.  There's a nice bathroom/changing room, and lots of deck chairs for Moms and other kids to watch.  She only teaches 2 kids at a time so Sara had her lesson with one other little girl who was 3 years old.

The swim teacher got them both in the water and swimming right away with the aid of a life vest and a pool float.   I was very impressed with the teacher and the way she was so careful and good with the kids so that they would not be afraid at all, everything was fun and games.  She let them be successful on their own and they swam the length of the pool several times.

Sara loved the lesson and didn't want to leave.  I'm hoping we can continue to take lessons there, she has 8 more classes that she teaches all year around and  I love love that it's so close to our house.  It's a major win for everyone.  Even Brennan had fun watching Sara swim and the other Mom had a 7 month old that was born one day after Brennan.  Her baby was 2 pounds bigger than Brennan and she was a very tiny lady!  We had fun getting to know each other and talking babies.

Sara worked up quite an appetite too, she got home and ate like a hound and hopefully now she's taking a nap like a door mouse.

I took a few vids, they are a little dark
Vid 1 
Vid 2
Vid 3

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