We Love Mrs Bonnie!

We love Mrs Bonnie, and we are so thankful for her swimming instructions. Mrs Bonnie has been teaching the kids swimming for several years now and Mom and Dad are happy to pass this instruction over to another teacher. Mom and Dad are especially happy there is such a special person to take this on. Every year the kids are excited to start lessons, and this year was no exception. Nate was able to join us this year as well, and Mrs. Bonnie was kind enough to put ALL four of the kids in one class for Mom. This was a bit of a stretch for Beedle given that Mom and Dad had to be in the pool with him the last two years. His comfort is found on the "up step." He also gets tired after about twenty minutes in the pool and he becomes a rag doll. After a great year of growth, this year Beedle went to class with no help, and stayed in the water for the entire class! He went under the water and he kicked his legs without quiting. Mom was impressed with how straight he kept his legs and the courage he had to try most of the things that were asked of him. Most of all he had lots of fun! Gracie learned a lot this year, even if she spent quite a bit of time outside of the pool. Gracie loves the water so much that as soon as Mrs. Bonnie turned to work with someone else the temptation to go under the water was too great-- she caved. This is a very important rule at swimming lessons--no one goes under the water unless told to do so. After about three time outs, I think Mrs Bonnie gave up correcting her because Mom knows that Gracie did not give up doing what she wanted to do. We are still working on her little power struggles. However her swimming skills are improving. Gus was the star of lessons. He will be moving on to the next level. He swims across the pool has learned a couple of different strokes and is most proud of the flips he does in the water. Thank you Mrs Bonnie for giving our kids great courage and skill, but most of all love and support. There is no one better for this job than you.