Swim Dylan Swim

I signed Dylan up this year from the famous Camp Nickajack. Dylan was in for some fun as he would be learning to swim.  We got in during the first week so we could have all summer to practice.  At Camp Nickajack, you drop the kids off in the parking lot and watch them walk away.  It's kind of sad and nerve racking, but I know it's the best way as kids would cling to their parents if they were at the pool with them.

(notice one girl running back to her mom)

me and princess waited for him to return

When Dylan got in the car the first day, he said, "I drowned"  then he said they pushed him in...HA.  He said "one girl blood" and I was like, what?  "you know" "no I don't know. what are you talking about" "one girl screamed bloody murder" "oh, did you scream bloody murder"  " a little bit"  At least he is honest.

I was warned that day 2 would be the hardest and it was.  Dylan, at breakfast, said I don't want to go back to swim lessons today. I explained that they were expensive and if he didn't go back then the money would come out of his piggy bank.  Of course, he goes, but on the way there he tells me not to sign him up for any more swim lessons.  HA! Day 2 he was already jumping off the diving board.  Day 3, the slide and Day 4 racing others.

The last day of the lessons, the kids to a show, and shark man (that's what Mr. Burt, his coach, called him) showed us his skills. I was so proud of him.  I will load a video of it soon, but until then....here are some pics.

swimming (still needs to learn how to raise his head out of the water and go back in)

 nestea plunging it in face first :)

 slide

 diving

 off the board

 racing

 high fives from Mr Burt from coming in first (wink wink)

 Mr Burt (aka the only person allowed to call him shark man)

Today we went to the pool as I had a meeting there. I told him to stay in the kiddie pool or by the stairs. Not surprised to see him jumping off the side and swimming back. Holding on to the ladder and going down to the bottom and going all around the pool. When I told him stairs, he said "I can go in the deep end. I won't sink." Oh boy am I in for trouble. We will be back at camp next year to learn even more.