swimming sweeties

I officially have two little swimmers! Claire and Ava took swim lessons this week and did great. They took from one of the swim coaches in my parent's neighborhood and she was such a great teacher. The girls really loved her and she was very encouraging to them. They started the first day in the little pool and learned the freestyle stroke and how to doggie paddle. They did so good but could touch on their tip toes so they would swim a few strokes and then pop back up to the top. The next day they moved to the big pool in the five foot section. This way they had to swim right to Morgan and could not stop to touch the bottom of the pool.. I could not believe how well they did and it was only their second day. Ava swam over half the length of the big pool!!! They also got to jump of the diving blocks which they thought was so cool! The highlight of the week was on day three. Morgan took them over to the water slide at the end of their lesson. The slide has been a love/hate for the past two summers. In order to do it you have to be 48 inches tall, which they are not or you have to be able to swim to the ladder which they could not do until now. Last year and this year they would want to do it so badly and then some days they would be so scared of it. I did not know what would happen when they went with Morgan, but they totally did it...not once but six times! I forgot my camera on day three, but believe me, we will be spending lots of time at the slide this summer. I am so proud of my girls!!