The horror of swimming...

So we are now into the fifth week of swimming. Here is a recap.

DAY ONE

Ethan: I'm scared... so scared that they move my entire class to the platform, rather than holding onto the edge-and even here I cannot stand it. So, I get out and run back to my parents.

Eli: Not me, I love it here...

DAY TWO:

Well, now we are both scared and cannot even do much more than hold onto the wall. In fact, it is so scary that the best that Eli can do is to dangle his feet into the water. Mom and dad are frustrated - WE'RE PAYING FOR THIS???

DAY THREE:

All is well - Grandma and Grandpa promised to take us to McDonalds and to a fitness swimming center if we do good. BRIBERY WORKS!!!

DAY FOUR:

The bribe is over, its now time to scream and cry and make our parents embarrassed in front of all the other parents. In fact, we hear some ask if they have ever been in water :)

Ethan struggles to move more than .5 of an inch away from the wall.

Eli does nothing but scream on the side of the wall, yelling "I want my daddy!" - who secretly wants to just throw him into the pool. When he's not yelling, he is crying about how the pool is too hot! (causing the instructor to believe that the Hunt family are simply crazy)

DAY FOUR POINT FIVE:

Mom and dad have had it - its time to take action. We learn about open swimming at the same pool. We schedule a time the day before their lessons. Dad's plan - throw them in and force them to learn like birds falling out of a tree...Luckily, they actually do very, very well with us. In fact, so good that we surprised the main lifeguard. She wondered if these were the same kids. Both Ethan and Eli end up going off the diving board.

DAY FIVE:

Mom and dad are now happy. Swimming lessons went over very well and both kids did a great job. In fact, Ethan was quite bummed that his class did not get a chance to jump off the diving board during that lesson.

DAY SIX:

We hope and pray this and the rest will be good ones...boy its great being parents!!!