Swimming Lessons
We took advantage of Brooke’s three-week summer vacation by doing swimming lessons almost every morning. Brooke and Caroline had lessons that were conveniently close to my mom’s house so I’d drop Spencer off there while the girls swam. It was a great plan (in my book, anyway!).
Brooke LOVED swimming, especially when I got her goggles. She hadn’t really put her face underwater much before that but the goggles changed everything and she was underwater more than she was above it!
True to her nature, Caroline was a little more cautious. She would tell her teacher every day that she didn’t want to go “underground.”
Brooke’s reaction to swim lessons:
And Caroline’s:
Unfortunately I ended up taking pictures on the last day which was Caroline’s grumpiest day. Can’t win them all. For the next couple of weeks after swim lessons ended Caroline would wake up every morning and ask, “Mom, am I off track for swim lessons?”
Yes, dear. The torture will resume in one year. Enjoy your break.
August 8, 2013 @ 8:23 am
This was an awesome post and I’m so glad you documented the swim lessons and caught the difference in feelings of the experience between the two girls. So funny and yet so sad. I can relate so much to Caroline’s fear and dread of the water and swimming lessons. If she’s anything like her grandmother, you’ll pay for lessons year after year and she will grow up never learning how to swim. Your last line was hilarious! Loved it! Great post!