We doubled up on the swim lessons this summer, and we now have four swimmers. We've allowed Grant to go without his puddle jumper or water wings, as long as he stays in the shallow end. He is a fish in the water and knows how to swim, but his skills aren't quite developed enough for us to be comfortable with him in the deep end. We need to see some forward motion before we can allow that. Next year he'll be in the deep end, too, I'm sure. He seems to be under water more often than above water in the pool. Crazy kid. He also likes to do somersaults, front-wards and back-wards. His tricks remind me of the sea lions at the zoo. He's pretty fun to watch.
Aubrey has made some pretty amazing progress in the pool this year. She is a completely independent swimmer at Grandpa and Grandma's pool now. She's pretty proud of her skills, too.
Joel and Kari are better swimmers than me (didn't take many lessons to accomplish that) and have been working on perfecting their dives and seeing who can dive the furthest and with the least amount of splash.
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