Our children are taking swimming lessons at the Country Club. They've taken them at the YMCA before and it was ok. I've heard that the Country Club is great though. This year with MP3 we decided to give the Club a try, that and with our schedule it was the only one that fit. I was super excited that it was outside too. I grew up taking swimming lessons in the summer from an outside pool. Of course our pool wasn't heated but in Montana that usually wasn't necessary, here I think that it is. I wasn't sure what to expect though from these swim lessons. So the first day I just watched. I was impressed. They have 5 to 6 classes going on at the same time. Each instructor has 6 students except the little ones they have two instructors for 6 students. There are instructors on the deck to help the ones in the water. It is very well organized. Everyone spends time learning/practicing diving each day, even the little 3 year kids. I love that. Isaac hurt his back once trying to dive and now is leery of it, so having someone work with him on how to dive properly will help him. They also of course work on stroke technique. Job wants to skip ahead and start breathing with his crawl stroke but his instructor won't let him. I like that a lot. Job tends to rush ahead and think he knows everything already but you have to force him to slow down. For a half hour lesson I think that they do an amazing job. They've placed Job and Lona in the same class and they definitely pegged them on their abilities. Isaac is in the next 1/2 hour time slot and they've put him in the perfect class as well. I'm expecting them to have learned how to dive and how to do the crawl stroke or refine it by the end of the two weeks. Maybe next year we could get in on two sessions.
Notres enfants prendent un course de nager cette ete. J'entend que ces lessons sont magnifque. Alors le premier jour je juste regarde. Je suis surprise. C'est bien fait. Il y a 5 classes avec 6 etudiants par classe, mais le petit avais deux enseigners pour le six etudients. Il y a quelques enseigner qui aider les enseigner dans l'eau. Chaque lessons les etudients practiquent plonger et nager. Je pense que c'est une bonne idea. Un fois cette hiver Isaac fait mal au dos parce qu'il plonger pas bien. Je suis excite que il apprend de plonger correctement. Job veut apprendre plus vite. Mais il faut aller lentement pour faire bien et son enseigneur lui fait lentement. Depuis un demi heure je pense qu'ils apprenent beaucoup et les classes pour Job, Lona et Isaac sont parfait pour leurs.

Two classes combined and the instructors are helping Lona to dive correctly. Ici deux enseigner aider Lona plonger.

After diving off the side they move to the diving board. Apres plonger au cote du piscine, ils ont plonge au platform.

You can see Job reaching in his crawl stroke. On peut voir Job practique son coup.

Lona isn't taking off her watch. She got it for her birthday and loves it. Lona s'apporte sa montre. Elle l'a recu pour sa anniversaire.

At the end of class the instructors throw their students. Lona chose a back flip. A la fin du classe les enseigneur lance chaque etudient.

Job chose a back flip as well. You can almost count his ribs. That boy is bone and muscle and brain but nothing else. Job est just l'os, le muscle et le cerveau sans le gros. On peut compter tous ses cotes.

Isaac working on his form. Isaac practique son coup.

Brr. It's been cold out of the water. C'est frois dans l'aire.

Back float with a kick. This boy doesn't float very well. Il n'est pas une bien floateur.

Isaac just chose the toss, not a flip.



Now the challenge. Chose a drink and food to show summer. I chose pink lemonade, and a bowl of cherries. My neighbor the other day brought over some flowers that were gorgeous. I had a book about Paris and photography that I was reading. It all just fit together. The next challenge is a summer accessory that you can't live without. Marie, way to go on the challenges. Wait until we make a mini book at the end to show summer.

Un provoquer. Choisiez un boisson et fruit qui semble l'ete pour vous. Je choisi lemonade rose et un boule de cerises. Ma copine me donne un bouquet de fleurs. Je lis un livre de Paris et photographie. Je pense que le livre, le boisson, les fleurs et les cerises vont tout ensemble pour l'ete. A le fin on vas fabriquer un livre d'ete.