Swim Lessons

Last year when we finished our swim lessons with Tom he said that the boys were done with him. They didn't need any more lessons from him. They were swimming pretty good, Jake was very brave, swimming all the time and jumping in to me all by himself. James was swimming well, but was nervous to jump in. This year I decided they needed more work once we got in the pool for the first time this summer and neither on of them would take off their tubes and wanted nothing to do with swimming. I wasn't surprised by that from James, but I was with Jake. Jake was fearless last year and just wouldn't take a rest. This year I think his fear caught up with him and he didn't want to do anything. I enrolled them in El Dorado High School's swim program. It was two weeks Monday- Thursday. 

The first day James was kicking and screaming when we were getting ready to go. He whined all the way there and once we got there he was very hesitant to get in the water. Jake didn't know what was happening and once we got there started crying and cried most of the lesson. 

This was the first day...

James getting ready to get in. 

Jake getting ready to get in.

 

Jake got out and pouted

He cried for about two days and then he would only cry once he got in and about 5 minutes later he would be fine.

James getting a ride from his instructor

Going to get the ring

A couple days later...

 James got so much confidence I was so happy! 

Jumping in by himself!

This was at my Mom's house after 4 days of swimming. He never did this last year.

 The last day of swim lessons. 

Jake much happier!

 Using the noodle all by himself!

 Jumping in by himself!

 Since it was the last day the older kids played some games. They were playing categories and the first two times James didn't swim. I didn't know if it was because they didn't call what he picked or that he didn't want to swim that far. They had to swim out about 15 feet to the instructor and back. But the third time he went! He doggy paddled and swam out to the instructor and his instructor was shocked and jumped in to make sure James could make it. James was one of the youngest and least experienced in that group. 

That is his little head in the middle! I was so proud of him I didn't think he would go! 

And this was yesterday at my Mom's house! SO BRAVE! My little boy totally transformed! 

Can't wait to see how both of them are swimming at the end of summer! :)