Sunday, June 12, 2011

Swimming Lessons

Ethan started swimming lessons this week. He was very timid for most of the week, but by Friday he was "swimming" all by himself. When he finally let go of the teacher and floated by himself on Friday, the teacher quietly declared it a miracle.
He also got to the point where he would jump into the teacher's arms instead of cautiously sliding down the side of the pool.


He's getting more comfortable with each lesson. Here's a picture of the first time he "jumped" off the diving board. He's a little more comfortable now, but has a long way to go.

After swimming lessons the kids love to go feed the ducks near the pool.

These ducks are very friendly, and Ethan even got on of them to eat right out of his hand.

Houseparty.com is a website that gives free products from sponsoring companies as a method of marketing. They sent us a bunch of washable dry erase markers and marker boards to give away. We had a bunch of kids over on Saturday, and they all seemed to have a good time.

One of the activities we did was inspired by the kid's show Blues Clues. We hid little blue footprints around the yard, and the kids had to find them and draw a picture of the different clues.

Brooklyn likes to eat with her toes. It's funny to watch.



4 comments:

Justin and Kenzee said...

That's so great that Ethan is enjoying swimming lessons. And thank you so much for the invite to the party on Saturday. Nolan and Ezra have been lovingtheir new markers.

Ryan and Michelle said...

Eating with her toes! That's cute! So is Ethan in his lifejacket at swimming lessons. Is that part of the class or just a comfort thing for him?

Christie // lemon squeezy home said...

The swimming lessons look like they are going well!
Thanks for having us to the party! My kids LOVE their boards and markers! Thank you!

The Morreys said...

Michelle,
The life jacket is part of the class when they are in the deeper pool. They also have really small shallow pool that they learn basic skills in.