This past week, Eli and Maddie had their first swim lessons! We signed up for a Mommy and Me class with Ashley's Aquatics, and since I have 2 "Me's," my mom was a HUGE help this week. It definitely would not have worked without having her there!
Ashley is awesome! She offers lessons at her home, and she has a really great setup. The Mommy and Me class was geared more to get Eli and Maddie comfortable in the water and provide me with exercises and safety tips to help them learn to love the water. So they're definitely not swimming yet, but we have lots of good things to work on for the rest of the summer.
Some of the things we worked on this week:
- Blowing bubbles
- Holding breath under water
- Floating on their backs
- Kicking legs and paddling arms {pre-precursors to swimming haha}
- Falling forward/jumping into the pool
- Holding onto the side of the pool
- Crawling out of the pool
We certainly haven't mastered everything, but I was pretty impressed with how much they could actually do! There were some tears this week, as both Eli and Maddie were stretched outside their comfort zones, but {overall} they still did really great!
Checking out his ribbon
Not at all interested in her ribbon :)
And one of the really fun things about the week is that we got to see cousins! Henley was in the same class with Eli and Maddie, and so it was just fun to be learning all together.
We're looking forward to practicing our new water skills and then returning next year to build on what we learned this summer!
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