Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label swimming. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Swim Lessons


It's been a crazy busy summer and I finally made time to squeeze swimming lessons into our schedule.  
I'm not sure who was more nervous....Gianna or me. Our summer has been full of challenges and new concerns with our three year old - so I had no idea what to expect.

We figured private lessons might be more effective for her, so I registered her and found out her instructor would be a man. That gave me a little concern because lately she has been very shy with men - even men that she knows well.
Gianna has become much less willing to try things in the pool this year.  Last year she'd jump off the edge and go under - this year, she wasn't having it.  But alas, God sent the perfect swim teacher for her....CJ.
How cute is he? (I didn't want to know how old he was because I'm pretty sure I'm old enough to be his mother.)
He was incredible with her.
She was HILARIOUS with him.
She talked the whole time.
He laughed the whole time.

He'd ask her to put her head under water and she'd say, "Nah, that's okay." or "But, I'm just a little kid!"  or "How 'bout you put your head under?" (After which she'd offer to give him gummy treats for a job well done.)
He said she was the most fun lesson he'd had all summer.
She really was pretty fun - and funny. And I was relieved, because you just never know which way these things can go.  (I'm crossing my fingers about upcoming ballet lessons - where she'll have an audience for her antics.)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Alternatives


The last couple of summers, we've enjoyed our little above ground swimming pool.  It was a wonderful,  refreshing way to spend many of our hot summer days.

This summer, we opted out of putting up the pool.  We thought it would be too much to worry about with our house on the market and all that goes along with that crazy roller coaster real estate ride.
So a few weeks into our crazy 100 degree temps and LONG drought I passed a little blow up pool at Wal-Mart and thought it would be a great alternative for our transitional summer.
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Looks like great fun in the picture, doesn't it?
The pool looks exactly like the picture along with all the fun parts.
HOWEVER, they must have photoshopped the kids in the pics because they make the pool look MUCH bigger than it actually is.
What a disappointment.
Our resident munchkin, however, was tickled pink by her new 'water park' and it's good enough for the rest of the summer.
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