last day of swimming

The last day of swimming lessons is somewhat bitter sweet! I love watching Trey's improvements, I love visiting with the other mothers, and this year my sister-in-laws, I enjoy watching others interact with Trey, and I love the feeling of Summer beginning. I am always a bit saddened when swimming is over though. It shows Trey is getting older and a little more independent. Along with independence comes school, sports, dating, and marriage! I know, I have a lot of years to look forward to, but I wish our years could just be spent with Trey as a 4.5 year old enjoying swimming lessons!!! That would be my heaven! (have you read or seen the Lovely Bones? If not, that last sentence will mean nothing to you! At least my sthpouse Chelsea Ann will know; we saw the movie together!)

So, with this being the last day of swimming lessons for him, he was able to demonstrate the skills he has learned.

Can you tell Trey LOVES to swim?! It was his turn next to swim to Miss Emily and he wanted to make sure I wouldn't miss a moment!

Here he goes:

And he is off!!!!

Tacy "superman floating"

Floating has never been a fun thing for Trey. He has always had trouble with water in his ears, due to the multiple tubes that have been placed within his ear drums. This Summer was completely different. The water didn't phase him.
I love Trey's little face just poking through the water's surface.
(floating without assistance!)

Tacy floating:

Here is smiling Tacy. She always had a smile on her face.

Tacy and Trey chugging in their "train" down to the diving board. They are just too cute and could ALMOST pass as twins with their goggles on.

Brave, brave Tacy! With a little help from Miss June, Tacy jumped from the diving board and was all smiles.

(look how proud Miss Emily is of you Tacy! You can see it written all over her face.)

Trey this year tried a cannon ball off the diving board; with a little encouraging from his cousins Jacob and Katie of course. As you can see in the following pictures, he didn't quite get both legs underneath him. BUT, I would have admit his splash caused quite a funny face on Miss Emily's face!!! (I am sure she would not appreciate me posting it, BUT I will anyway.)

(see Emily's funny face? Hilarious!)

I worked a graveyard shift on Trey's last day of swimming, therefore, he only had 7 lessons and did not attend the last class! In his 7 lessons, he accomplished enough to pass to the next level of swimming. Advanced Beginning 2 here we come!!!

Miss Emily on the left, and Miss Megan on the right.

Waterpark Trip #1

Hands down, one of our favorite places to be in the Summer is the waterpark. Tuesdays are spent with friends, and weekends are spent with family. Today was our first outing to the waterpark and it was a success. Tian spent most of his time with a toy duck in one hand, the other hand swatting at water. Trey enjoyed the big rides with Justin.

Promise, Trey enjoyed himself this afternoon, although this picture might not give him justice. I think he was just bummed the afternoon was coming to a close!

swimming #3

Trey is just getting so much better at swimming with each lesson he receives. He loves spending his morning in the pool, and I love the time I get to spend chatting with my sister-in-law while our children swim. The memories our children are making with each other are priceless; something I never experienced and only hoped for my children would have.

This class was pretty tight. They loved waiting patiently for their class time, and would sometimes all hold hands.

Tacy, brave girl jumping into the pool. As you can see, I wasn't quite ready with my camera and barely caught this shot. Even though it is blury, you can see just how brave Tacy was! I loved this next picture. Both cousins working on their swimming skills at the same time. They both improved so much over the last few lessons.

Trey swimming solo, head in water, feet kicking IN the deeper portion of the pool! I am so proud of what you have accomplished this Summer Treyman. Such a difference from last year.

swimming lessons part 2

6.8.10
Day #2 of Swimming lessons. (2 of 8 lessons) The class worked on back floats with kicking and Superman Floats. Trey has gotten so much braver this year. He will swim all by himself to the teacher and he is getting his kicking down!




Cute Tacy Jane-the cousin

swimming lessons

6.7.10
Swimming Lessons is always a highlight to our Summers. We take swimming lessons at the very beginning of Summer, when it is still very chilly, but the water is still very comfy. I figure, it is best to get Trey in the water as early as possible, to brush up on old skills and learn new ones BEFORE the waterpark and lake season begins. This year not only was Keaton in Trey's class, but his sweet, very cute cousin Tacy was also in his class!





Thank heavens for cousin Jacob. When I was wanting to concentrate and watching Trey, Jacob came to the rescue, willingly. What 11 year old wants to watch his little cousin? A very sweet one!!!

Miss Emily and Miss Megan
were Trey's teachers. It was Trey's first time having Miss Emily; to be honest, she looked like the rest of her sisters, therefore, Trey probably didn't notice it was someone new!

Tian's 1st Swimming Lessons

5.3.10

I have some of the greatest patients. Some I have seen for 6 or 7 years (I have lost track) and even though we spend about 40 minutes with each other one day out of the year, I look forward to our visits! (even if they aren't too comfortable.) One of my favorite patients is Miss Louise! Her daughter is a Physician's Assistant I used to work with 7 years ago and I have been seeing Louise ever since. I wont disclose Miss Louise's age, but she is old enough to have had just recently both of her knees replaced BUT, you would never know it. She has more energy then my 5 year old and is has a memory like a Chinese Trap. She always asks how my boys are doing, remembering their ages and names, and how my brother Derek is doing! (she has a granddaughter with Autism who she watches on a regular base.) Miss Louise has been teaching swimming lessons out of her home for the last 20 years and we have had the opportunity to take swimming lessons with her when Trey was about 2 in a half.

This last visit with her was an extra special one; she informed me that she was holding a Mommy and Me class and Tian and I were invited! I was so excited. I would be taking the class once a week just with Tian WHILE Trey would be in preschool. Thanks to my good friend Alyce, I would drop off Trey at Alyce's home prior to preschool, she would take Trey to school and I would take Tian to swimming lessons. The first swimming lesson was held on a "no school" day for Trey, so, Trey came to cheer on Tian AND to be the photographer. He was such a great boy, just happy to watch and cheer for Tian. (I even got compliments on how great Trey was doing just sitting and watching. If you know Trey at all, he isn't one to just really sit and watch!)

Thank you Miss Louise for inviting us to take a class! You are wonderful, amazing, and full of life. I hope I can be just like you in a few year!







Miss Louise in the blue cap. Look at her Pool House....amazing!
Look how happy Tian is! He loves the water a little too much!

Before we enter the pool, Trey doing a great job as the photographer.

A close up of Tian

Trey loves the camera, can you tell? I had about 30 self portraits to choose from, taken all by Treyman himself. These are two of my favorite!!! Enjoy!