Our Little Fish

Jacob and I have been wanting to get Oliver enrolled in some activities and with it being the summer we thought swim lessons would be perfect!  I researched a few places in the area and always came back to The Swim School.

I called last Friday expecting to be put on a long wait list but to my surprise they had a slot open on Mondays from 6:15-7:00pm!!!  I printed out all of the paperwork online and we were to show up 30 mins early for his first day to turn in our paperwork, get a tour and buy his official swim clothes.

Ollie in his new swim trunks waiting for class to begin!!

 He kept wanting to put the toys in his mouth...YUK!!

Making friends

Everyone at The Swim School is very nice and helpful.  They have a play area inside for the kids and a sitting area for the adults with screens that monitor the pool if you do not want to sit by the pool.  The class that Oliver is in is the Baby and Me class where a parent has to be in the pool with the child the entire time (every class after that we will not be in the pool with him).  There are six children and their parents and two teachers.

Finally class began and it was so fun to watch Ollie in action and interacting with the other children in his class. He did so GREAT!! The teachers were so impressed that he was kicking his feet so well and never cried.

They have different songs they sing while getting them to move their bodies in the water or JUMP in the water...we will have to work up to the jumping part.  All of the kids go under water voluntarily and involuntarily...HA but for Ollie's first day they don't recommend we dunk him just yet!! We want him to like going to swim lessons!

To get them to practice being on their backs they give them a book to look at

They also have a slide and well you know what happens next....

Woohoo....GO Ollie!

So very proud of our little fish!!