This summer we put both big kids in swim class for a good refresher course. Although Jackson whined and moaned at the mere thought of going back to swim class, he had a really great time. Imagine that--mom and dad just might know what they're talking about!
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| He was in the most advanced class and they got to do all kinds of stuff. He learned that he could easily tread water for over four minutes... |
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| he worked on his freestyle, underwater "turtle arms," and even learned the backstroke. |
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| And after two days, the kid who NEVER went in the water without goggles was literally diving in. He got so good at it that his coach even taught him how to run and then dive off of the diving board. Way to go, J! |
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| After all that hard work, the kids got rewarded and were allowed to do fun stuff off the board. Jackson would holler, "Cannon ball!!" and then make a big splash. Such a cool class! |
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| This week it was Lila's turn and she had the cutest little class. There were only four kids and her Coach always had a helper--this day it was her son Brody (in orange). The kids got lots of attention and Lila did amazing on day one. |
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| It had been almost a whole year since she was a little fish in the pool. All it took was a refresher course to get this little girl's confidence back. |
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| And then Vacation Bible School was this week, too! These kids were loving it every day. Lila has waited a long time, too, and was so happy that she was finally old enough this summer. They learned a lot and played plenty each day. |
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| Today we got to go watch them sing all their cute little songs. Lila had lots of friends in her class, including Sawyer, Cowen, Brooklynn, Lexie and Kate. |
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She did so good, too! She sang all the words that she could remember and did the motions.
Love my little performer. She makes my heart smile. I even had two of her teachers come find me today just to tell me how sweet she had been all week. Makes a mama proud! |
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| All the kiddos |
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| Lila watched her teacher most of the time, but kept an eye on me, too! |
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| One of my favorite parts of VBS was that they took a daily offering from the kids. They encouraged the kids to give generously because the money was going to buy goats for families in Malawi. These goats are going to help out the families by providing them with milk, which they can use for themselves or sell for profit. The kids really got into it, too. Lila got the only bill she had in her piggy bank - $20 - and told me that she wanted to use it to buy a goat. It was such a sweet and totally unselfish idea! Then we all decided that we should donate money, and between her, Jackson, me and daddy, we came up with the $50 needed for one goat. By the end of the performance today, the church and kids had raised enough money to buy 33 goats for families in need. I'm happy and proud to be a part of something so wonderful. |
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| Jackson's buddy, Cole, came home with us today. These two had so much fun being in class together all week. |
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| I'm so glad these three learned a lot in the Workshop of Wonders. |
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| No time to chit chat, though, we had to grab lunch and zip over to swim class! Lila had lots to show us, too. She dove in on one side... |
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| and didn't come up for air until she got to the other side! |
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| Then she got a little more advanced and got ready to dive! |
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| Her coach made sure she was in the right position and then let her go for it. |
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| For her finale, she dove off of the board! Go Lila!! This little lady had a FANTASTIC week. She was the "Navy Seal" of the class and held her breath the longest--16 seconds! She learned to tread water, too, and after she was done, she could flip onto her back and float. She dove down to the bottom to retrieve toys and rings...swam on her back...and did great turtle swimming, too. I am so proud of her and her big brother. With all these super swimmers, I think we just might have convinced their daddy to put in a pool:) |
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