Little Fishes

When we first moved here in January, my friend suggested that I sign Eden up for gymnastics.  We went ahead and put her in a class at Flips For Fun and she loved it!  

She learned all kinds of great things, like how to do "side bunny hops", point and flex her toes and even do a "bridge".  In addition to learning great things, we got to know the teacher, Miss Amy.  She's awesome with the kids and they love her.  When we found out that she teaches swimming lessons during the summer, I just knew we needed to sign both girls up!  

Ruthie with Miss Amy on the last day of class

Ruthie, is 22 months and she loved her lessons.  She learned to kick and paddle, to put her face in the water, to go all the way underwater and to spider crawl along the edge of the pool.

Eden with her ribbon and cousin Heidi

Eden, is 3 1/2 and she learned everything Ruthie learned, plus she jumped off the diving board, swam through a hoop, opened her eyes underwater and retrieved toys off the steps! 

It would appear that my little girls are well on their way to being expert swimmers, much like their dad.  

When we were first married, I got this idea that Noah and I should go swim at the Richards Building on BYU campus to get a little exercise.  I was envisioning some leisurely backstroking or floating around with a "fun-noodle", he had something completely different in mind.

Apparently, if you do swim team for long enough, it kind of sticks with you.  So much so that when your wife says she wants some exercise, you decide to put her through one of toughest workouts she's ever done!  Let's just say I have some serious respect for swimmers, especially if they can do the butterfly stroke.

Anyhow, now that my girls love to swim, I guess all we need is a pool! [maybe next year, or the next, or possibly the next . . .]