Swimming Pool Adventures

We are going on our first family vacation in September to Hawaii. In order to get ready for the water, K had a couple trial swim lessons. The first lesson was at King Swim Academy in San Carlos. K did not like the water one bit. For the first 10 minutes she cried and held on to Mommy for dear life. The funny thing was there were no other babies in her class, so it turned into a private lesson. Mommy had signed up for a lesson the day before July 4th. Maybe other babies were on vacation.

K was not too fond of the activities either especially lying on her tummy on the mat.

Finally, half way through the lesson K slowly became less fearful and did some kicks in the water with the help of Teacher Diane.

By the end of the lesson, K actually clapped and smiled. She had fun going thru the noodle.

K's second trial lesson was at La Petite Baleen in San Bruno. What a difference a second lesson made! K didn't cry at all this time. She had 3 other babies in her class. In this picture, Daddy was getting ready to pass K to Teacher May. Each baby took turns swimming to Teacher May.

Each baby put on a tube and took turns floating through the tunnel. K's favorite part of the lesson was sliding down a mat into Daddy's arms.

During K's second class Auntie Ali and Court came to watch K on the sidelines. Court is a pro in the water. She takes lessons every Monday and can even dunk her her head in the water. Since K enjoyed her lessons at La Petite, Daddy signed up for additional classes for the next 4 Sundays.

After class, Court came over to visit. K hadn't seen her friend in 2 months, so they had fun following each around the house and snacking on blueberries.

Court left to take an afternoon nap and K needed her beauty sleep as well. When she woke up, Daddy surprised her by building Auntie Alice and Uncle John's birthday present. Now that there is more room in our new home, K could finally ride it.