This summer we have had some great fun at the pool and the kids have made some wonderful advances in their abilities. Nate is swimming really well and the swim coach gave him a free diving lesson one afternoon while we were at the pool. So, now he’s diving off the diving board and even teaching Lela and Justin how to do it too.
Lela has become very confident in the water too and is jumping and doing cannon balls off the diving board and then swimming to the side all on her own. She loves spending time with her friends Angelina and Hannah at the pool playing all kinds of creative stories.
Justin is definitely our most fearless swimmer. Last year when Aunt Sonya was visiting he decided to jump in with only one arm floaty on. Aunt Sonya had her back turned and when she turned around all she could see was his terrified eyeballs sticking out of the top of the water. Needless to say, he hasn’t done that again. He stays where he can touch most of the time (unless he’s hanging on one of us). This year he is now jumping off the diving board and swimming to me on the side. I won’t let him do it alone in the diving well just yet, but next year I’m sure he’ll be right along with the rest of them.
Caleb Joshua actually prefers to be out of his floaty. It takes some fighting to get him in it and a few minutes of being in to settle down. He loves jumping in off the side and if you’re not watching he’ll just jump in anyway. He doesn’t mind getting his whole head under the water and loves throwing his ball. All in all, it’s been a fun summer at the pool.