Under the Sea

Elizabeth's favorite movie is The Little Mermaid and she often talks about how she wants to be a mermaid like Ariel.  The combination of wanting to be Ariel and another session of summer camp has resulted in something quite surprising - Elizabeth can swim underwater!  Less than two weeks ago, Elizabeth refused to go in a swimming pool unless she was wearing her YMCA bubble.  This past weekend, she surprised us by voluntarily taking off her bubble, putting on her new goggles and swimming underwater...just like Ariel.  She still wears her bubble when she wants to spend more leisurely time in the pool (swimming without it is hard work - she often reaches the ladder completely out of breath) but has made tremendous progress over the summer.

  

  

She even blows bubbles!