Abby, Zoë and Enzo

Let me start by saying that I am so bummed that I forgot the camera today.  Abby and Zoë did very well and were the only two kids who'd get in the pool.  There were three other boys there, but they all sat on the side and wouldn't get in.  It was chilly again for the girls, as the sun stayed behind the clouds... until right after we got in the car to go home.

Once, when they were doing bobs or blowing bubbles or something, Abby ended up inhaling some water and sputtering a bit, but just kept on going towards the wall and grabbed on to do kicks with Zoë.  Brooke let her know that it was alright to take a break, but Abby didn't want to miss out on anything.  I really began to regret not having the camera when Brooke said, "Come on out to the middle girls (of their section, it's all the same depth in that area), we're going to do something new today!"  I tried to help Abby and Zoë get their goggles on, but it wasn't working with them already being wet and in the pool and me trying to lean over to help, so they just went without them (again) today.  Indeed, they went out in the middle to go underwater for a moment.  I think that both of the girls were feeling hesitant about it, but neither one of them protested.  Brooke counted to three and helped them swoosh under briefly.  Zoë came up with a shocked look on her face, but did manage to get the timing right for holding her breath.  Both girls still seem to struggle with this for some reason.  Another time, while using the kickboards, Abby let her hands go and slipped off her board under the water.  I expected her to just stand back up, but instead saw her sink further.  Brooke was right there watching and helped her up out of the water.  Abby took the opportunity to cling to Brooke for a minute or two for some snuggles.  She did however hold her breath while under.  Later, when we were talking about the incident and not having goggles on and being able to stand in the water, she said to me, "I saw my board up there", I guess she was just confused under the water and didn't know how to get it.

Abby and Zoë both did some kickboarding on their own too.  When they did the 'magic sticks' (the ones that sink to the bottom) Zoë reached down to get one and her face got wet in the process and she exclaimed, "Brooke, I went under water!"  I think she was both proud and wanting attention, since Abby was praised and called an 'underwater swimmer' after her sinking incident.  Zoë and Abby were shivering and bluish when they got out and looking forward to rinsing off in a warm shower, but excited about their class nonetheless.