Fall swimming lessons

 I had a chance to see the kids at one of their afternoon swim lessons.  

This is Brielle's 1st time in the "minnow" group.   She's learning how to swim in the deeper water, without any help.  She's in the same group as her cousin, Josie, which is fun for them.

Her teacher is Ben... Coach Doug's oldest son!  Doug was my swim coach from age 8-18... and still coaches club & college teams at this pool.  

Unfortunately, I didn't see Brielle do a lot of swimming at this lesson.  She cut her knee and needed a band-aid.  Here she is coming back with her band-aid. 

 I think she was overly concerned about her band-aid coming off for the rest of the lesson, as you can see below how she was raising her leg up. Jolene has told me that the lessons since this one have been better, and Brielle has been in the water a lot more than this day.

It's John's first experience with swimming lessons... and he has been having a lot of fun.  He is in the "tadpole" group with his cousin Karley.  John is usually smiling most of the time!

 John really likes his teacher, Stephanie.

  They use flotation belts most of the time... as there is no shallow area in this pool. 

Thanks to Jolene, for driving them to & from most of their lessons!