So, I missed posting anything about Christmas, but I didn't want to keep missing things and feeling like I needed to catch up in order to post. Today was a great day, and I wanted to remember the little, sweet moments!
My neighbor told me about some inexpensive swim lessons her daughters are doing, and I signed Jacob up. Joshua's class was full, but he came along and watched Jacob. We are kind of glad Joshua's class was full...I think he would have been on the older side and a little bored with it. But, the little guy LOVES the water!
We arrived early just to make sure Jacob's registration went through okay and got him ready. He is in a class with our neighbor's little girl, and two other girls. The instructor was actually great, and I think he is going to learn a lot in this eight weeks. He took a parent-and-me class last January at the Y, but it was more so for him to get over his fear of putting his face in the water. Now, he is actually really interested in putting his head under water and isn't so nervous anymore.
Jacob was hilarious though and wore his goggles the entire ride up there, on his way in, and the entire time he swam. He hates water in his eyes, so it's a good idea for him to just keep them on and enjoy his lessons and swimming than to battle the water in the eyes constantly.
They worked on kicking and floating, and a little introduction into the freestyle. Jacob did a great job, and nearly knocked his teacher into the water when she gave them all turns at the end to jump in for fun. Poor lady didn't know what she was getting herself into when she offers a Lewis boy the opportunity to jump at her.
After the lessons were over, we stayed for open swim time. For only about $6, we were able to all stay and swim for as long as we wanted. It was already 1:00 when the open swim started, but we wanted Joshua to enjoy the water despite nap time getting pushed way back. We swam for about an hour. Jacob enjoyed showing off his new skills and having a lot of area in this pool he could touch down in. Joshua LOVED running through the waterfalls and kept screaming "leave alone, leave alone," wanting us to let him go and just swim. The second you hold his stomach, he starts paddling his arms and kicking his legs like he actually knows what he's doing. It was a fantastic, cheap family entertainment today. We were out of there before it got busy, and luckily packed a snack for them to munch on to stay awake on the way home. They were exhausted, but it was the perfect way to spend the Saturday afternoon.
Tonight, Jacob was trying to delay falling asleep. I went in and stayed with him for a while in my bed, laughing and joking. He offered to get me water, so I let him go and get both of us a cup of water. After our cups were empty, it turned into us pretending to have a circus show. Balancing cups on your forehead and the top of your head has never been so entertaining! Such a sweet little moment with Jacob that makes me realize how kind he is, and how the simple little things are what builds are relationship together. Having fun, breaking the "rules" of bedtime, and letting him stay up a little late on a Saturday night is well worth the lack of sleep some nights.
