just keep swimming, just keep swimming

the boys have been taking swim lessons for the last few weeks and have really been doing great.  brooks had one week where he protested and refused to get in the pool but with the bribe of going down the slide with coach patrick he got right back in the next week (only after putting on quite a show and clinging to me for dear life).

the first week coach patrick used a kick board with the boys to get them feeling comfortable

and then the next week he used he used two empty milk jugs.  this was the week b decided swim lessons were not for him...

but carson did great with the milk jugs

and then today carson did this...

way to go buddy!  just when i start to think that carson will struggle with something he goes and proves me wrong.  i hope he always proves me wrong.  we had to spend the next 30 minutes while brooks had his lesson practicing swimming sans swimmies and then he got brave enough to jump in and swim to the steps.  i have a feeling we will be at the pool from now until school starts.  once brooks saw carson doing it he wanted to try swimming all by himself too so we spent another hour swimming.  i love summer!  i sure wish it would last just a little bit longer.