We have a Swimmer!!

Today was a great day for swimming. I took Ashton and Hunter to the pool this afternoon and after a little practice in the shallow end and a few practice sessions in the deep end, Ashton is swimming!! Just as impressive as Ashton learning to swim, is the fact that we taught 4 or 5 kids to swim today. My sister and her two girls were there with some friends. Emily (my niece) decided to try swimming because Ashton and Hunter were and she got it immediately. Then a couple of Emily's friends started trying it. All of the moms were lined across the deep end with different kids jumping in and swimming to us. Both Ashton and Hunter had been promised a snorkel if they could swim across the deep end. Ashton did it!! And I am so Proud of him. Hunter is making great progress. He can swim under water and come up for a breath or two, but can't make it across the deep end without a little help. He was dissappointed that he didn't get a snorkel yet, but I am sure he will get one after a few more days of practice. Hunter did learn to do a summersault underwater today and I was pretty impressed with that. How fun it is to watch your kids learn new things.