Just keep swimming

You would never know by looking at this picture that 3 months ago, this girl was very frightened of the water and would not let you leave her side when in the water.



Mykayla started swim lessons in March and I am completely amazed at how well she has done.  I was watching her on Monday in the 5 foot deep end of the pool, thinking she would have never done that just 3 months ago.  She is now on level 5, working on her freestyle with breathing as she swims. She swims at a local pool here with the Swim America program. 

Every summer, we go to Yakima for the Pawlak family camp out for 4 days and every year, Mykayla waits till the last day to brave the pool and then is totally upset when I drag her out of the pool for the last time. This year, I am sure I will be spending a good amount of time (more than usual) at the pool watching her turn into a little prune and will again have to drag her out screaming. Swim lessons has proven to be one of the best investments and Mykayla looks forward to them every Monday and Wednesday. I am convinced when she is done, she will be a better swimmer than me : )

This picture is from Great Wolf Lodge in March, just 4 weeks into Mykayla's lessons. Last year, she would not even think about going on the slides. She would run if you even slightly mentioned it to her. This year, she was all about the slides!! : ) I am so proud of her!