Swim Team

If anyone remembers the past two years' struggles a certain little girl had with swimming, they would rightfully wonder why on earth I signed her up for swim team. Despite hearing the stories of tears, a friend of mine told me to try it because her son learned to swim in one month. We have been going every single day for half hour lessons, and so far-- no tears. I think it is the peer pressure? On the first day the coach told the kids to dive in (which neither had ever done). Tonito dove right in, and Vivi kind-of jumped in with her arms in diving position. I was in shock. You have to realize that she has never jumped in by herself. The progress skyrocketed week by week until week 2.5, when she SWAM ACROSS THE POOL. 25 meters. I am still in shock a week and a half later, and tell random people in the supermarket that both of my kids now swim. I don't know if they think I am crazy, or just overly proud, but I just can't hold it in. So now today, they took their team picture and I snuck in a photo of them getting ready. I think I am still emotional from the preschool graduation... how can my kids be big enough to be on swim team?! Their newest tricks are diving to the bottom of our pool to retrieve little diving rocket toys. Tonito reminds us of a Chinese pearl diver, with his head disappearing and his trunks and feet following. Vivi also has been getting the rockets from the shallow end. I am amazed and awed by their improvement!!!