Well, the kids finished out their first batch of swimming lessons. It looks like it won’t be their last time taking “pike” swimming lessons though, since their teacher recommended both repeat. In summary: they don’t use their arms enough. Also, she didn’t say it, but Jack is not very comfortable in the water. Ella seems extremely comfortable; so much so she keeps trying to take some home in her ears.
After keeping notes for the first lesson, I decided for the last two to use Twitter to “live tweet” their last lessons. I hadn’t actually tweeted since 2010, so I figured it was time. Here is a reposting of my tweets, or you can click on the titles to go view them in all their Twitter glory.
26 June (#loriganswim)
5:18: It’s swim lesson time! Time for my live tweeting!
5:21: Teach is getting them used to water by floating and saying “motorboat, motorboat”. Wonder if she does that for her man
5:23: J is totally kicking on the kickboard. And smiling. There goes E, kicking like a rockstar! I think she also just copped a feel
5:25: I’m not gonna say the other kids aren’t as good as ours, I’m just saying you can tell which two kids haven’t missed a lesson.
5:28: I think E and the other girl may throw down over who gets to go first. I wouldn’t mess with E in the pool. She’ll drown you.
5:29: (from Lunchbox) Anyone know where the people are? I’m hungry. Anyone?
5:31: The other kids are doing stuff. Boring. Back to mine!
5:34: Right before I got here, the other boy was running and wiped out. J laughed at him. Loudly. That’s my boy.
5:39: I’m pretty sure E is trying to get water in her ears so she can slam her head into the couch to get it out. WTF!?!
5:37: Teach just told J she’ll “hold on to the noodle” if he does the arms. Son, it’s not every day a girl offers to hold your noodle
5:41: Teach just let the other girl go first. Death stare from E. Other girl may mysteriously find herself under water soon.
5:43: It’s jump time!!!
5:46: Jumps done. My kids’ “jumps” were closer to falls, but they both jumped and went under. Class done. Last class is Thursday.
5:49: All done. (pic of cold kids)
5:41: (from Lunchbox) Seriously…Humans? Food? Anyone?
28 June (#twinswim)
5:08: Time for kiddos last pike swim lesson.
5:19: Teach just asked if they wanna work on jumping in or motorboating. I know what my vote would be.
5:20: Teach recommended both kids take pike again. Both need to work on paddling. Boo!
5:22: Green light/red light time. E thinks red light means kick harder. I think she’s been riding in mom’s car too much.
5:26: E rocking the kickboard (pic of Ella kickboarding)
5:27: Scoop arms. Teach just asked E to show the other kid how to do it.
5:42: Both kids did good barrel rolls. Unfortunately, they were supposed to stay on their stomachs.
5:43: I may have to agree w Teach. Kids swim like they last both arms in an ice cream truck incident.
5:50: Jumps! Ella totally cut in front of the other girl. (the video starts up right after she cut in line)
Such a good use of Live Tweeting. I like it!