Tot Swim Class

Last week and this week Kai took a Tot Swim Class with cousin Kennedy. It was quite the learning experience for everyone involved. The class was M-Th for 2 weeks and the parents don't get in the water with the kids. The kids get in on some wide stairs and then can play for quite a distance away from the stairs in super shallow water- See how high it comes up on Kai in one the pictures. The first week both the cousins struggled a bit, but by week 2 we had a game plan that worked wonders. The secret was bringing toys and asking the teachers to not make eye contact with our kids until they were quite comfortable and playing in the water. As Kai liked to tell me "No, no teacher". Eventually they would warm up to the teachers some as you can see from some of the pictures below. The teachers were really quite sweet. I think the issue was just that they were strangers who came over from the deeper water and would take the kids 1 by 1 away from the stairs. Anyway, it ended up great. Before class everyday Kai and Kennedy would run to each other with open arms and after they would often walk away hand in hand. It sure is fun to have cousins that are so close in age and like to do the same stuff. Oh, and baby Jack did a good job cheering them on as well. It is fun to see him becoming more aware of his surroundings all the time.