Swimming lessons

For the past two weeks Isaiah & 4x uncle/aunts have been doing vac swim at one of our local beaches. Each day i take 6 kids down to the jetty (where swimming lessons are) and 2 ride/skate/scooter down together. The joys of having 8 kids with only 6 seats free in my car ;)

With an 8am class daily our entire routine has changed and I've really liked it. Actually I think the children have enjoyed it also. Something different.

Anyway, Isaiah passed his first swimming lessons ever and is now in level 2.

That means he can:
* enter water safely
* exhale in water
* open eyes under water
* submerge (waist deep)
* glide forward and recover
* float or glide backward and recover
* safety survival sequence No. 1

We've not really done any other 'school work' but certainly have been learning.

Hilights of the past two weeks include:
Building sandcastles with mould buckets
Jarah being ok with going into the water on someones back (hates moving water aka beach tides)
Taking near 150photos on our new camera (thanks G!)
Avigail learning to stand by herself during that time
Isaiah's attitude change from day 1 don't want to do it to loving it and happy to go
Learning new songs and teaching to siblings
I've enjoyed hanging with these little sister-in-laws & brother-in-law and getting to know each of them better/differently

I am thinking of putting Amalia into swimming lessons at the pools may r when school goes back and even putting Isaiah in again but we shall see how it works out.

Here he is: ((I have better pics than this on my big new camera but wanted to record this before I forgot))