Ethan's Swimming Lessons

Ethan had a choice this year whether he wanted to take swimming lessons or not.  He had already passed all the classes that the teacher offered but he wanted lessons again.  Like I have said, our kids love the water!

The teacher actually taught 2 classes to the students instead of just one.  Ethan was the youngest, by far, but he did really well and passed both classes.  She had them learn life saving and life guarding saving techniques.  So Ethan ended up having to jump in the water fully dressed (he had to wear Bryan's clothes because he didn't have any pants...it's summer!) and then inflate his shirt and pants to use as floatation devices.  It was fun to watch!

If he wants to take more swimming lessons he will have to wait until he is 12 before he can do the Guard Start program that is a pre-training for life guards.  We'll see how he feels next year.

Here is his front crawl:

Above is a picture of Ethan in Bryan's clothes before he jumps in.  He actually lost the pants before he could fill up his shirt with air.  He had to dive to the bottom to get the pants before he could inflate them and float.  It was hilarious!

Here is Ethan being rescued.  I never saw anyone so happy to pretend to drown!