are 30 mins a day, everyday for 2 weeks and parents have to get in and swim with their toddler. Today concluded week one and again, not impressed. We basically go to the pool and play for a half an hour, shower and come home. Oh yeah, and some days we sing a few songs. Needless to say the whole process of going and coming home takes longer than the actual swimming, but this year our little neighbor boy Carter is in our class, so Graham wakes up every morning asking to swim with Carter. Now, to paint the scene, Carter and Graham are for the most part like oil and water. Graham is a string bean, Carter is a big muscley guy, Graham eats like a big, Carter will eat pretty much anything, Graham can't take sand on his feet, Carter cries because you have to wipe the mud out of his mouth@ the park :) They like all the same things, but can't ever, ever play without fighting over pretty much every single thing... that is until we get to the pool. In the pool there are no, or very few, toys to fight over so all that's left is to swim. The two boys just have the grandest time EVER! You would think they had never fought a day in their lives :)
Carter is, of course, somewhat of a fish, loving to be dunked and to splash. Graham on the other had loves to swim as long as no part of his head or face gets wet... I know, right! But after 5 days of watching Carter swim around like a fish, we got.... BUBBLES!
Graham decided all on his own that he was going to blow bubbles in the water today :) You would have thought the kid had found gold! He went to all the parents and the teacher, showing each of them his new found skill, and of course looking for the appropriate praise in response. Ahh, if nothing else comes of these lessons, at least we got bubbles!
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