Avery has grown up at the pool.
Claire joined the swim team in the fall of 2008,
right after Avery's 1st birthday.
Since then, we have spent countless hours at
swim practice and swim meets.
Aves is as comfortable in a hot, humid pool room
as she is in her own bedroom.
So, it is no surprise that Avery can't wait to swim!
She has been talking about swimming and swim team
all winter and finally, this summer, it is her turn.
She started her very first swim lessons at Dowling this
summer and wow! she is a fish!!
Aves loves everything about swimming!
She jumps, dives, splashes and swims!
She loves to wear her goggles, they are almost always
on her face! She loves to dunk underwater
and count to see how long she can stay under.
She loves to practice her "starts" off of the pool steps.
She can do her "scoops" and kicks and
front arrow. She is even working on her
underwater handstand like the big girls
(if only she wasn't so buoyant!)
While I swell with pride and joy watching her swim,
I have been reminded lately that no matter how
comfortable she appears, she is still only beginning.
I am careful to sit with a watchful eye while
she continues to practice and grow stronger.
I am very grateful for swimming. I am very grateful
that my girls have found something to be passionate
and excited about. Now, if only I could find
a way to enjoy it without sweating to death on
the sidelines! : )
Aves on her first day of lessons!
She loves the "knee pose"
She was so proud of her own swim bag ~
