Swim Students

This summer's swimming lessons started out nightmarish. It took a lot for me to get the kids mentally and physically there (yes, picking Claire up and throwing her in the pool screaming everyday, the entire half hour for the first week). Dallin was afraid and had a hard time getting in the water, but Claire was pure drama. She had a "barf bush" where she would run after each swimming attempt to "throw up". She never did.

No go with me to a week and a half later... Claire jumps up in the morning and puts her swimsuit on, SO excited to go swimming. She LOVES to swim under water now. She climbs across the wall and then swims back to the steps over, and over again. Dallin is just as thrilled. He swims the width of the pool, dives for rings, runs and cannonballs into the water and no longer needs his Spiderman floaties.

What changed them you ask? It was their great swim teacher. Kristen is a cute young woman in our ward who happens to be an amazing swimmer. She was so patient, sweet and calm with my kids and eventually her patience payed off. The last day of lessons, she even presented each of them with a certificate of completion and bag full of goodies. I have already booked her again for next year.

Goodbye drama, goodbye floaties and happy swimming!