James starts kindergarten and learns how to swim!

First day at the big kids' school!

Proud kindergartner :)

Over the past month we've been getting swim lessons for James (to learn from scratch) and for Sonja (to learn proper techniques).  They have paid off big time!  James went from a chatty kid who is happy to hang out on the steps of the pool and in the hot tub where he can reach the bottom and merrily play with no interest in swimming, to a real swimmer--in just about a month.  He started pushing off and diving though water from one side of the pool to the other, as well as swimming on the back and freestyle.  I got him a nose clip so he wouldn't have to hold his nose with one hand, and that was helpful.  As soon as he realized that he could swim, he started jumping off the pool head first (!) and then also doing both front and back flips in the water!  I was shocked by his courage and determination.  Nothing stops this kids when he sets his mind on something.