A few weeks ago we decided to try a swimming class at our local kids' gym, so we switched Owen out of his gymnastics class and into the swimming class on a different night. We wanted him to get some practice in over the winter so that he's ready for the upcoming summer swimming season. Even though he loves playing in the water and swimming with us, he's still very terrified of getting his head wet, so we thought some practice and water time would help him.
He's loved the class from the start, but last week was incredible! They had a zip line set up for the kids to try towards the end of the lesson. I didn't think Owen would go for it, but he never hesitated or even looked to me for encouragement. He just went for it! I was so happy to see him excitedly try it out and was thrilled when he landed in his teacher's arms. He smiled at me once he was back in line for his second turn.
The whole scenario just melted my heart.
floating practice
even though this picture is blurry, i love it because he was so happy riding this whale
p.s. yes, yes, i did want to jump for joy, but instead i just played it cool by busting out a double thumbs up and a goofy smile on my face.One day soon he's going to figure out that his mom is a total dork.
That's AWESOME! A zip line at the pool??? I want to take lessons there! Lindsey LOVES swim lessons so I hope that Owen continues to love it and gets comfortable in the water! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm also thinking about starting "swimming lessons" (well water familiarity) for Samantha. What pool do you go to and do they have classes for younger kids?
ReplyDeleteYahoo for you Owen! Granny's impressed and proud!
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