~Little Swimmer Alec~

For the last two weeks Lyssa and I have spent part of our morning watching Alec do this...

  That's right, Mr. Alec is taking swimming lessons this summer.  The first day was touch and go.  After about 5 minutes Ms. Ashley sent me to the car because he wouldn't calm down.  I was really worried it was going to be a rough 2 weeks, not because Alec is afraid of the water but because he's afraid of strangers and new situations.  After that initial freak out though he was happy as pie and has wanted to go back ever since!

Alec really likes his teacher, Ms. Ashley... and I'm pretty sure by now the feeling is mutual.  He just talks and talks and talks to her while doing all the things she asks him to do.  He trusts her completely and she gets a kick out of the funny things he says.  He's told her all about our family (even baby Cordelia), what cool things you get to do when you are a grown-up, who his best friends are, where we go each day, what he eats, his favorite color (dark blue), and what he wants to be when he grows up.  It changes from day to day but usually involves having a computer and making the world a better place or helping people.  Today when we left swimming lessons he said that maybe when he grows up he would want to be a swim teacher.  Ms. Ashley has obviously left quite an impression on the little man.

The first few days Ms. Ashley went easy on Al and didn't push him to go off the diving board.  Then I made him show her how he could already jump in from the side and go all the way under and touch the bottom.  He put on such a show and did it over and over and over again!  Ever since she's made him jump off the diving board every day and he loves it.

Poor Lyssa Lou is super jealous that she doesn't get to do swimming lessons this year, but talks about how next year when she is three Ms. Ashley will be her swim teacher.  Good thing they BOTH get treats after lessons for good behavior or she just might jump in the pool!  All around it's been a great experience.  

Thanks, Grandma, for making it happen!