Thursday Evenings at the Pool

A few weeks ago, the girls started swimming lessons at a local indoor pool.
We wanted them to have lessons before summer started and our backyard pool is too cold right now, so we signed them up for group lessons at the indoor (heated) pool.
Kate has been asking for swimming lessons since last Fall, so she was ecstatic that she finally got to take them.

Anxiously waiting for their lesson to begin:

Claire's lesson was first. Because she isn't 3 yet, they require a parent to go in the pool with her.

My mom comes to the lessons to hang out with Kate while Claire & I have her lesson.
I was so impressed with how Claire did at the first lesson. They taught her how to hang from the side of the pool & use the edge to move along the side of the pool. And, she learned how to climb out on her own! I couldn't believe how strong Claire was & that she was able to do that.

Claire's favorite part is the water slide they have. She climbs up it & slides down into the water (I am there to catch her, but she goes all the way under water first)

Kate's lesson was right after Claire's. Kate was ecstatic that they had purple goggles:
Kate was beaming the entire lesson, she was so proud of herself.

I was a little nervous for Kate's lesson because I didn't know how she would do, she is very timid around the water. Even though we have a pool in our backyard, she gets nervous in the pool.

But, her teacher was awesome. She made Kate go underwater. Her approach was gentle, but effecitive. I was so impressed. All last summer, Kate refused to get her hair wet in the pool or go underwater, so the fact that she did this in her first lesson was a huge relief for me!

Waiting her turn to swim back across:

Each student got a pink ribbon at the end of class:

So proud of herself!

Because the girls did so well at their first lesson (and it was dinner time), Kevin & I took them to In-n-Out since it is right around the corner from the pool....and we have done this after every lesson so far!

The girls got In-n-Out hats to play with while they waited for our food.

I heart In-n-Out....YUM!

If you haven't had In-n-Out before, you are missing out.

We only eat fast food a few times a year, so this is a real treat!

Although, I think going to In-n-Out after swimming will be the tradition for the rest of the month, since we are only doing swimming lessons for the month of May! And, that also means one less night I have to cook dinner on a school night!

P.S. Be sure to check out some of the amazing Cupcake Recipes posted in my Cupcake Carnival.
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