Swimming Lessons

Caden and Eric had their first round of swimming lessons at the rec center this summer.  Caden had an amazing teacher and had a fantastic experience.  Eric was much more timid and it took the majority of the 8 lessons before he was comfortable enough to venture into the water with his class without mom right there.  At the end of the two weeks the teachers fill out a 'report card' detailing the students' progress.  I wanted to share the comments from the boys' teachers.

"Caden is very brave in the water.  He is so anxious to swim that he often wanders off doing ice cream scoops.  Caden can jump in from the wall and swim back efficiently.  He can improve by practicing controlled arm and leg motion on front crawl - this will come with age and practice.  - Tate"
Translation: Caden loved being in the water, but didn't love stopping to listen to instruction from the teacher.  He can swim about 1.5 feet by flailing about, but still doesn't float on his back or front.

"Eric was such a good student.  I liked how big he made his ice cream scoops and how big he made his kicks.  He should work on being more comfortable with his face in the water.  - Amanda"
Translation: Eric was cute and clung to the teacher while she taught.  When he got brave enough to do something, he went all the way and made the actions as big as possible.  He cried every time his face got splashed.

Caden begs to go swimming every day.  Eric would be content sitting on the side and never getting in the water.  Kyle was pretty mad I hadn't enrolled him in a class and kept trying to get into the pool.