Thursday, July 14, 2011

Swimming lessons, Round 1!

We decided that this summer would be a perfect time for Jack and Brady to start swimming lessons.  It is a challenge for us to go enjoy the pool in the neighborhood this summer because of Huddy…and the lack of proficiency of the older two in even keeping their heads above the water.  Since we hadn’t done lessons before we thought we’d put them both in the parent-tot class (this requires BOTH of us to be in the water with them as we’ve had a near drowning with Brady just walking out of the ramp in the 3 foot pool.)  They have done unbelievably well and I think they’ve both learned quite a bit.  They were even the first two off the diving board into the 14 foot deep end last week!  Tuesday they were the first two to go down the slide in to the deep end…I’m so impressed!  I have been blown away by B-man and his courage to do whatever his big brother does!  He’s barely 3 and jumping unassisted off the diving board! (to the instructor, of course!).  This is quite the foreshadowing, I must say, of what their childhood is going to be like.  Jack and Brady…the fearless Stacy duo.  (In a few short years Hudson will complete the trifecta of Stacy-ness!)