Swimming!

Harmon just finished his third set of swim classes and he is already clammoring for more! His first class was a Tot & Parent Swim class with Kevin back in March and April (March 8 through April 5). It was five weeks long and the whole point of the course was really just to get him used to being in the water so that, in the next class, he would be able to do it without Kevin.

In mid-April, he started the Pre-School Swim class and that one ran for seven weeks (April 19 through May 31). He was without Kevin and he did a great job! In fact, all parents were ordered away from the pool deck so the instructors could do their jobs without distraction. Kevin and I alternated taking him to class and would watch him having so much from the observation deck. And, after each class, we started a tradition of getting him ice cream from McDonald's!

In June, he started his third class - the Low Beginner Swim - and it ran for another seven weeks (June 21 through Aug. 9). This class was all about kicking, strokes and getting the kids' faces in the water. Harmon did great on all but the last part - he's not too crazy about having his face submerged! He finished on Aug. 9 and, unfortunately, he can't move on to the next level until he turns 5. So, we might just tackle that in the new year. All his classes so far have been through Pittsfield Township Parks and Recreation at the Washtenaw County Recreation Pool. He loves it but, when we do start up again in the new year, we might try to move him to Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation or the Ann Arbor YMCA. Both places seem to have a lot more available times, instructors, etc. Whatever we decide to do, Harmon is all in. We can't drive by the pool without him yelling "there's my swim class!"