Swimmin' Along

The boys had their last swim class tonight. When we got there their teacher handed them cards to give to me. The cards showed whether they passed the class or not. Neither of the boys passed, and Tyler actually was worse off with some skills than he was this summer. One place Tyler didn't pass was basic safety skills. I am assuming this is because he isn't the best listener in class. I was surprised Carter passed that one, because he is the one always falling in the pool. Neither of the boys will submerge their faces for three seconds and they both need help with front floats and front flutter kicks. Carter has the back float down, unlike Tyler, and Tyler has a back flutter kick down, unlike Carter. At the end of the lesson the teacher walked the boys up to Justin and I. Not something she usually does. She wanted to suggest to us that next time we put them in separate classes. I was thinking that if she had passed Tyler then they would have been. i also hope this isn't a sign of things to come. One of the many benefits of having the boys so close is that they get to be in the same classes and later on, on the same sports team (if they want to be). Oh well. Hopefully next time they take the classes the boys will be better behaved and will finally pass, in separate classes. However with budget cuts its unclear when our rec center will have classes again. More than anything we are happy the boys love going to the lessons and Tyler especially loves the water. He is to the point where he runs and jumps in getting his whole head wet. Quite the improvement from a few months ago.