swim lessons~tadpole style :)

I LOVED swimming as a kid!  Some of my fondest childhood memories came from the excitement of completing all your chores in the morning & swimming all afternoon on the farm.  It was a great way to stay cool during the long, hot, humid summer Iowa days!

So from June 10-June 20 from 10:10-10:40am, I whisked Haven off to Fairview Aquatic Center here in Normal for her first swim lessons.  While she had a 74 degree heated pool with a zero depth entry for her entry level class (quite different than my experience), she braved the challenges most 3 year old fear...getting your face wet, jumping off the side of the pool into the deep end & going off the diving board.  Her swim teacher was FAB.U.LOUS and turns out she's also smart as she's headed to the lovely state of Iowa and was accepted into Drake's Pharmacy program.

Haven is already bemoaning the fact she is done with swim lessons :(
Here are some pictures and videos to document our little tadpole...now a minnow :)

 

 swim test day

 1st day excitement!

 Haven was one of 3 girls in her tadpole class...which was great for 1-on-1 instruction.

The other two girls were 5 & 7 so my little 3.5 year old had to hold her own!

 getting her life jacket on to go off the diving board

 waiting in line...and for some reason, my video is not uploading so

 here she is after her big jump!

 last day of class games

 slide after slide on her polar bear slide

Ms. Kylie, her teacher

Haven's commentary on her independent bob!

she was very proud of her certificate that said she passed!

lunch at Noodles & Co. for an after-swim-lesson treat AND...

ice cream at Carl's...these two places may or may not be where she earned most of her reward coupons for the NPL summer reading program :)

Great job Haven!  We are SO proud of you conquering your fears and "being very, very, very brave!"