Daredevil Diver

Class number 4 for Isabelle and Dad in Parent and Tot swimming tonight. She continues to impress and amaze us all with her fish-like water expertise. The little one is Ariel-like in her love for aquatics and beams from ear to ear through the whole pool experience every week. Maybe you are the only friend or relative that she hasn't told that she jumps off the diving board by herself. If you haven't heard, just ask her and she'll tell you. Sorry, still no cameras allowed until the last class. We will see if we can sneak one in next week.

She begins each class with jumps into the water with her Dad catching, which she'll do about 20 times and is almost jumping in as soon as her feet touch the pool deck each time up. Then she sings songs in circles like Wheels on the Bus, followed by blast-offs with kicks on her front and then her back. She enjoys splashing not only Dad but anyone in her vicinity. Front and back floats are next, and she loves them, especially staring up at the fish on the ceiling and singing Twinkle Twinkle.

Now class takes off for Isabelle. The slide! She races to the steps and goes 3x more than anyone else. As soon as she is in she asks to go again. This week she went underwater on her own several times, face and head soaked! She just smiles and brushes her hair out of her face, unfazed. The final act is lifejackets and a boat voyage to the deep end and the diving board. Isabelle sure isn't shy about going first. Last week she even ran to the end of the board, just halting at the edge to wait for her teacher. The first 2 weeks she got lowered to Dad. She's done with that. She fearlessly does full-scale jumps now, a big splash and a plunge underwater. Plus she always goes back for more. If only the class were an hour long!

It is so much fun to see her thoroughly enjoy herself each week. We can't wait to see her take on the condo pool and the ocean in Florida! Hope the seniors know what's coming to their serene pool deck in a few weeks!