Saturday, January 16, 2010

Starfish

At the end of the last swimming session, we were surprised that Elizabeth was promoted to the next level - even though she did really well with the older kids, it was her first session in the large pool and we weren't certain if she should move up.  We followed the instructor's recommendation and enrolled her in Starfish, a 45 minute class that is held solely in the big pool.  Forty-five minutes is a lot of swimming for a five year old and the large pool is significantly colder (about 15 degrees colder) than the small pool where Emily swims.  Elizabeth surprised us once again with how well she handles swimming - aside from some shivering near the end of the class, she was strong and steady and did a great job!

 

She was a little hesitant about starting classes again, but that faded the moment she hit the water.

Floating on her back, just like a starfish!

By the end of the first class, she told me that she didn't want her noodle anymore and started pushing it ahead of her while she was swimming.

She is obsessed with her goggles and is finally figuring out how to de-fog them.

Off she goes!

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