Swim Lessons - Day 5

We woke up this morning around 8:00 and Addy decided to bag swim lessons through the City. The instructor didn't do well enough to push Ethan to get out the door in morning. He did start his 'swimming boot camp' today. It is about 3 miles away and Ethan's cousin, Zac, is also participating. The instructor’s main goal is to make sure that the kiddos have enough skills to get to the edge and get out if they fell in. He worked on holding his breath under water, kicking, reaching and making 'big arms', doing the 'ballerina' under water, and floating on his back. He cried, but did a lot better than anticipated. As Addy told him that he was okay, he continued to reassure himself, 'I'm okay, I'm okay'. When he was finished and was headed to get his towel, he said, 'Water, fun!' He did awesome!

When we got home, he excitedly told Ryan about his adventure - laying on the ground and showing how he can kick (which he didn't do at class... at least he was listening).