Swimming Step by Step

Swim lessons are great family time, from start to finish. We really do enjoy the trek there and back. Georgia is all about routine and she lets us know if we are off course.

When we tell G it's time to go the pool she's quick to action. She MUST wear her swimsuit ("bim-boo") to the pool around her neck. She'll need her drink, and maybe a coat and hat to leave.
As soon as she sees the complex, she asks if Pa-Pa is there. One visit to watch and he's a part of her routine : ) She races to the dressing rooms and tells Daddy to go to his and leads me to the girls'. Standing outside the locker room for pictures is unacceptable. We need to go in.

She marches in and climbs onto this little platform. It's a little easier on Mama's back this way and safer than a narrow bench. I get her undressed, redressed, and let her put the swimsuit strap behind her head. She's a pro at this.

Then she zooms out the other side and meets up with Daddy.

Mama takes the bags and mutters something about the size and heaviness of Daddy's big shoes and heads back up for the observation deck. To shoot pictures across the big pool takes a good zoom!

Then it's wait time. No more than five minutes early and on the deck. We got talked to about that and suddenly we found ourselves late for fear of being early!

Then, finally, it's time to swim and splash and play and ride mats! Georgia is extremely friendly with her teacher and always says hi to her when she gets into the pool. She likes to offer to be demonstration or be-held-by-teacher kid.

When it's getting out time, Mama zooms back down, gives those big shoes back to Daddy, takes a wet Georgia and hurries to the dressing room. Then we meet Daddy back out in the lobby and tackle one more adventure of climbing stairs before heading home.

And every day we have to clarify if it is a pool day or not a pool day. Either way, G's often sporting her bim-boo around the house.