The Princess was able to do a modified backstroke today. They call it 'kickers and fins'. She was in backfloat position and did normal kicking legs and put her arms next to her body and fluttered them out and in from her elbows. Last class she held the kickboard on her tummy while she got used to kicking while on her back. But today? She was able to do this 'kickers and fins' thing all by herself. The instructor was pretty surprised that the Princess picked it up so quickly. All the instructor did was guide the Princess by the neck through the pool so she didn't bump into anyone or anything.
And the Bear? He did his first cannonball! His instructor had the Bear go first. The Bear got all scrunched up like a ball. The instructor picked him up and launched him HIGH in the air. Once in the air? The Bear popped open his 'ball' into a starfish kind of position and flopped into the water on his back. Talk about big splash!
What was funniest was when the instructor approached the 2nd little boy. I guess the instructor asked him if he wanted to go as high as the Bear. Why do I think that? Because the little boy's head was shaking vigorously when the instructor spoke to him. And when he was thrown into the air, it was kind of low. I do believe that the height that the Bear got thrown kind of made the 2nd little boy nervous. My Bear though was all laughs and ever so proud of the big splash he made when he walked up to me after class. He's such a boy!
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