From start to finish, she had a permanent smile on her face. Her class consisted of five kids, each with a parent to assist and one instructor. First the instructor sprinkled water on their heads for them to get used to the feeling. Then they each choose a toy and practiced "fetching" it with their parents gliding them through the water...Sadie choose Tigger, which is currently her favorite character along with Minnie Mouse. They then practiced floating on their back with parents holding, getting in and out of the pool, and dunking her head underwater. She is still fearless, as she will stand at the edge of the pool and jump right in feet first.....all I was thinking when I saw her doing that is good thing we don't have a pool!! I was especially proud of Sadie because the instructor kept using her as the "demo" before each new exercise, and with her Sadie was extremely relaxed and cooperative. Little sister Callie was also very relaxed and cooperative the entire time. She seemed highly entertained and really enjoyed the new environment.
It was 30 minutes of pure joy...until she had to come out of the water. Not sure if it was because it was so cold, or if she was just mad that it ended, but she was not happy to end the lesson. Hopefully next week she will be better about drying off quickly and going home. Luckily, daddy is off for the next few tuesdays, but hopefully once she has the routine down she will let Grandpa take her in the water instead (Lord knows mommy really does not like going in the water!) Thank you, Grandpa Minn, for sponsoring these fun swimming lessons!
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