Swim Little Fish Take Two

Even though Labor Day came and went our summer is not anywhere near over!! 

So remember back in July the girls were taking swim lessons?? Yeah that was short lived. I was not pleased with the way the girls were progressing in the class. I have fish and they want to swim. At the rate they were going they would have hopefully been swimming by next summer. Don't get me wrong, it's a great school just not a fit for my girls. 

A few weeks went by and then a friend of mine found a private swim instructor. After checking her out and speaking with her I decided this class may be perfect for Nicolette. It's a 5 day program where at the end of the week the child should be swimming. I only put Nicolette in because Giada knows how to swim she just needs to do it more, while Nicolette knew nothing. I was able to get her into her week long lessons last week. Yes, my little "baby" had school and swim last week. I felt like she was a teen. 

Insert cute pre first day of swim lessons photo...

She was VERY EXCITED!! It was sweet. 

The main goal of the week was to focus on kicking, getting to the wall and putting all of that together if she were to fall in the pool. So a lot of repetition and singing. 

Nicolette loved Coach Jackie! She really did well. There were a few times that she was getting fussy, but mostly because she was not doing what she wanted. Typical little one ;)

Kick, kick, kick.....Nicolette!

Day 4 was a bit of a bumpy ride. This is the day that mommy gets in to learn the techniques to continue and practice at home. But that was not until the second half of the class. Well little lady wanted Mommy right away. So she was not pleased. 

See the grumpy face. Still a cutie!

On the last day I got in the water from the start of class. I really prefer this swim technique. As much as I did not want to get in, I was able to learn what to do and how to do the skills correctly. Which is huge for the future. And Giada can also benefit from these lessons #winning. Nicolette had a fun party with Mommy and Coach Jackie!!

Doesn't everyone hold their breath sticking their tongue out?!

So moral here is it's never too late to learn to swim, even if summer is "over."