Level 2, Here He Comes!

Gerrit finished his 2 weeks of swimming lessons on Friday. As much as I love that he gets 2 full weeks of lessons, it is a bit taxing to always be home and get there on time etc. Luckily only a few days of him fighting to go and was ready to go before I was ready. One morning he wore his goggles on his eyes in the car and said he couldn't see when we got to the pool - of course- they were foggy! It would not be so bad if I didn't have to keep Emmit entertained and out of the water. Luckily next year, they both can take lessons!
Gerrit made great strides over the 2 weeks and took a huge leap on the last day that convinced his teacher he was ready for level 2! I think he was the only one that was passed on to the next level that was in his class.
Gerrit was bummed because his group did not go off the diving board the entire 2 weeks whereas the other level 1 did as did the preschoolers. So, when everyone left, he asked his teacher to help him go off and here he is:
the first one is him jumping in the 5 foot area with his class and using noodles. He liked that he did it but is afraid to do it w/o anyone there to help him swim to the side. (During open swim, no one is allowed to wait in the water to help the jumper to the side.) So, we will see if he is brave enough by the end of the summer or waits till next summer. Either way, he is quite the fish and loves to swim!