I passed Pike swim class!

Hayden is so excited that he passed his first level of swim class at the YMCA, the Pike level.  He was able to go under the water for 15 seconds, show elementary backstroke with support and he can do front crawl with belly support.  I am so proud of my little guy for getting in the water with his teachers and learning so much in just 4 weeks.  The next level is Eel, where they learn to swim with less support from the teacher and build confidence when under the water.

Since we have Becky and Alan coming the first 2 weeks of August, I didn't want to be tied down to going to swim class Tuesdays and Thursdays with them here, so he starts Eel in September.  He loved his teachers Sam and Victoria and he was sad to hear Sam is going back to school but as soon as I said he gets Victoria all to himself, that totally made up for it.  He LOVES her and tells her every time he sees her that she has pretty hair.  She requested that he stop by to visit during August so I think I'll have to make that happen!

Today, the focus of class was all about fun and all of the instructors put on a "pirate" play for the kids and also showed them how to help someone out of the pool by laying on their belly and pulling them to the edge.  They also dumped them out of a little boat to show them how to float if they ever fall off a real boat or off a raft in the pool.  Hayden DID NOT want to wear the life jacket around his neck, but good old Sam got him to do it and helped him float to the edge.  I got some cute photos of the little play and Hayden's reaction to "sword fighting" so up close.

We will post a lot this weekend since we may be VERY scarce the next 2 weeks since Alan is staying in the computer room and we want to focus on having fun with the family, not the internet.  I am so excited to have Matt home for the last 2 weeks of our school break.  We are going to have a ton of fun!