Swim Lessons!

Today was Riley's first swim lesson!  We took a Mommy and Me class at Lifetime a few years ago (like four years ago) and that was fun, but this was a 'real' swim class.  Riley got very teary when sitting on the bleachers waiting for them to call her to her group.  It was a huge pool and quite overwhelming for her.  I took Julia down to see her.  She was very nervous because her instructor was a man and she had been expecting a girl.  But the teenager was super nice and welcomed her in with no issues on her part.

Riley was scared that she would be made to go into the deep water and without her arm floaties.  Madi had talked a lot about how the shallowest water would still be over her head so she got scared about not being able to do it.  I told her that he would help her, that they were standing on a platform in the water and that she would be totally safe.  She held her goggles, sat on the side of the wall and was totally fine.

Once she got in the water, she was a little fish!  She learned arm movements:  monkey (arms under armpits) then arms out to the sides (bird) and arms straight down at her sides (soldier).  She loved it!  And immediately said she can't wait to show Grandpa all her new moves.  So glad her confidence is growing!!