Ben's Swimming Lessons

Ben had swimming lessons again this year with the same woman we have done them with for the past 3 years. The first 2 years just Elizabeth took the lessons, last year they both took lessons, and this year just Ben took lessons.

Here is Ben last year in 2010 trying to figure out whether he liked the lessons or not (he did not and cried every day!)
The rest of the pictures were all taken by Elizabeth on Ben's first day of lessons. I was terrible and forgot my camera for all the other days. Ben cried a ton the first day because he had a tiny cut on his toe and the salt water stung for a second, so he just tried to keep his foot out of the water for the rest of the time (didn't work too well).

After day one he really loved it and never cried again.
We didn't sign Elizabeth up this year because she took lessons all year long at an indoor swim place - we figured she could take the summer off from lessons.

Elizabeth got a picture of cousin Drew,

and Ben floating on his back. Cousin Zach was also in Ben's lesson - here he is on his back.

By the end of his lessons Ben was swimming almost the length of the pool and was actually able to get his own breaths! It's fantastic how quickly he improved!