Today was Rylie's first day of what we are calling, "Pool School!" She is fearless in the water which is great and dangerous at the same time. Here is the great news: The good Lord has sent us Meredith...our newest member of the Annex staff, who just moved here last week from Malibu, CA...and would you believe, is certified and has taught babies and toddlers for a few years, how to swim. WHAT A GIFT!!! Meredith is incredible and made it so much fun for Rylie. She knows all the tricks, like:
- Blowing "candles out underwater" to get Rylie to blow out of her mouth when diving down
- Putting on her princess crown and then gliding across the water on her belly like a flying princess...or "To infinity and beyond," like Buzz Light Year
- Playing "Red Light Green Light" with kicking on top of the water
- Scopping huge scoops of ice-cream in the pool to learn swim arms
You get the idea...she is so creative and good!!!!
The first lesson lasted for 25 minutes...and we plan on keeping this up for a few more days in a row. Hopefully we will learn enough so we can keep up the lessons in our free time as parents!
THANK YOU MEREDITH! We cannot believe your skill, training, heart and generosity! We feel so blessed by the Lord through you already. It is going to be a great year together!!!
Here is a shot as we were driving to the pool. So excited...
