fall

Fall is upon us. Had a wonderful weekend with my love bugs. Started Saturday morning with swim lessons. Abbie did so good. I was so proud of her. Last week she was crying all throughout the lessons, and it simply broke my heart. I ended up contacting the instructor and shared Abbie's concerns with them-that she hasn't even put her face completely in the water, so I am not sure she is ready to jump in the deep in while standing on the diving blocks. But the instructor was very understanding and started back with the basics with Abbie. This week there was a few tears, but also laughter-and when we were leaving, she exclaimed "That was so much fun!!" Huge improvement. Then there is my sweet, sweet Aidan. Aidan once again sat on my lap in the waiting area during his lessons. I believe his fear is that he has never been in the water without me. So after lessons, we went to Target and bought goggles-yes, the huge mask kind so they won't have to plug their noses, and we went back to open swim. And guess what-Aidan loves the water, and was kicking his little feet and blowing his bubbles just like a big boy. And Abbie went under the water for several seconds-and was jumping off the side of the pool, which is something she has never done before. My heart is overjoyed that they have overcome their fears.