one advantage of living at a hotel is the beautifully maintained pool! there were several days when we would swim 2 or 3 times! the kids just couldn't get enough! but it's been great because they both improved so much in their swimming skills in the 2 months we were here.
jonny has great skills now, and can swim all over the pool and even dive down into the deep end! he likes it when we throw him into the air or swimming with joe or me underwater. we got him some diving rings, but he liked playing with whatever other kids brought to the pool!
jess went from a stair dweller into an almost independent swimmer! it took her a little longer to get totally comfortable in the water than jonny, but by the end, we was really great! we had a small inner tube that she would use to swim all over the pool to keep up with everyone else. she started getting brave putting her mouth and eyes underwater and really liked to blow bubbles. then she would hold onto the stair rail and go underwater to touch the bottom. she eventually trusted herself to let go of the rail and go underwater! that was a big accomplishment! after she was a little comfortable, she started 'dancing' underwater, basically just swinging her arms and legs around. and finally, she swam! it's only about 6 feet, but she can do it all by herself! it still freaks her out a bit, but she does really great!
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