Stella's First Swim Lesson

Today marked the start of Stella's 2 week (8 sessions) swimming lessons.  And boy was she excited!

Here she is sitting with the rest of her class, listening to her instructors, Mr. Thomas and Ms. Lauren before getting in the water.

Here are some shots of her in the water with a big smile on her face.  When it was time for Stella to get in the water, she just went right in without any hesitation.  What a difference a year makes.

Here she is getting the back of her head wet and going for a swim with Mr. Thomas.

Here she is dunking her whole head in water.

Finally, here she is jumping off of the edge of the pool into her instructor's arms.

She was so brave and enthusiastic during her lesson and did everything her instructors asked her to do without any hesitation.  Stella had a great first day and we are so very proud of her.  And since I am retroposting, I will also share with you that on her second day, she jumped off the diving board at the deep end of the pool into 9 ft of water.  Of course, the instructor was their to catch her, but still, we are so, so proud of her.

While Stella was in the pool, Des was around the perimeter of the pool, doing what boys do best, like jumping in puddles...

...stomping on bugs and collecting seeds, leaves, and twigs...

...and occasionally sitting still for a bit...

Des was a great spectator through the 45 minute class and as soon as I finished saying those exact same words to Des and Dada at the end of the lesson, Des says to me: "Mama, I'm tired of this, let's go home!"