Swimming Lessons 2009

I did finally post about Disneyland below, so if you haven't caught that one, don't miss it! :)

Swimming lessons is something the kids look forward to EVERY YEAR! McKinlee has had to work at her love of water a little, but has decided that loving the water has definite benefits. This was her first year of swimming lessons and she did really good! She loved her teachers and was so good to listen and do what they asked her to do. They even commented that they had a hard time keeping her "above" the water to listen because she was so excited about everything. She even went off the diving board with no fear! What a babe to boot!

Tucker, on the other hand, has been a fish since he was a tiny baby! This kid LOVES water!!!! He always does really well in his lessons. He was a level 3 this year and will definitely be ready for level 4 next year. He did a lot better with his endurance this year and loves the diving board. He will do front flips (usually ends up flopping, lol) and did really good dives after they learned how to do them in class. He'll dive off the boat when we go to the lake now too because he likes it so much! There was one of the teachers' for his class that he just loved. His name was Scott and he always called Tucker his "little dude". He was so funny, but he's in the top left picture showing Tucker dive technique and giving him a high 5 in the bottom left picture. Tucker asked him if he'd give him a dollar if he touched the very bottom of the deep end (that's my boy, the entrepreneur). His teacher followed him to the bottom to make sure he touched and then really did give him a dollar! Tucker thought he was so cool!

Most of our time was spent trying to keep Titan out of the pool himself. That kid also has no fear of the water!!! It's a little dangerous though because he really will walk RIGHT IN without hesitation. Yates let him have a little fun before he pulled him back to safety. What a chore it is keeping up with this one!