Gymnastics, Swimming, and the Y

Olivia is in the Tumble Tots. She loves her class and is always attentive and participates in all the activities.

Georgia is in the Swingers class. She also loves her class and tries her best in each session.

Swimming is a different story. Olivia did great for her first two or three classes, but now she is not into it. She doesn't like to listen to the instructor, she doesn't even like the instructor looking at her. And in her typical Livy stubborness, she refused to get in the pool for class today!


But....while we were in the parent viewing area watching Georgia in her class....Olivia pointed to a sign and READ IT!!! I got all excited and said, "OLIVIA, you just read that!!" Of course, that made her mad and she said, "No I didn't," and then tried saying it said something different, like she didn't know what it said.



Georgia can swim real well now. She has improved a lot. She still is rather timid when jumping into the pool. Today at class the instructor had her class jump off the diving board into the deep end. She did not do it, but did jump in from the side of the pool. She came home saying how she didn't want to go to the rest of her classes! There are only two more left for this session, so I will do my best to encourage them to attend the remainder of their classes. After that, they do not have to take swimming if it does not interest them. We do still go over to the YMCA four times a week, and we swim three of those times. They LOVE to go swimming. We also love playing raquetball, and basketball. So, perhaps they will only take gymnastics next session, or try something else, or not take a class next session and just have fun with whatever activity we choose to do.