I signed the kids up for swimming lessons at the Paradise Hills pool this year. They were all so excited for the classes to begin! I wasn't sure how Olive would do this year with lessons (because last year she REFUSED to get into the water), but is was a pleasant surprise that she hopped right in and was a very good listener to her teacher.
Albuquerque has a free lunch program during the summer and the swimming pool was one of the locations to get free lunch. It was so awesome because they would finish their lessons right as the lunches were coming out. They would dry off a bit and then enjoy their lunch poolside. It was dreamy - for the whole two weeks, I got a break from making lunches. Then after finishing lunch, we would sometimes stay to swim a bit and then go home for naps. Ahhhhh..... sweet success.
Karly was my little sidekick while the other kids did their lessons. Sometimes she would do great hanging out in in the shade and watching lessons. Other times she was insistent she needed to get in too, so fortunately they didn't mind me sitting on the edge of the pool dangling little Karly in and out for 30 minutes.
Unfortunately these kids still need lots more work when it comes to swimming, but we made a little progress and had a lot of fun doing it. I'd say it was a success.
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Those kids had HUGE improvements in swimming skills this year.
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