1, 2, 3, Wahooo!

Riley and Tyler had their first Parent & Baby swim lesson last night. I went along to document the occasion and of course wanted to watch Riley & Tyler together. Riley was in true form as she was the loudest one in the class - laughing, yelling, shouting & splashing away. I was quite impressed by the fact that there were a few other Dads with their babies - aren't we lucky to have a generation of involved Dads??? Here are a few pictures that I snapped from the sidelines (and yes, there were several other Moms/Dads sitting next to me with camcorder and camera in hand, making sure to not miss the slightest bit of excitement).

The story on this last picture is hilarious. The instructor had the parents put their baby on the side of the pool, either sitting or standing. They were to say, "1, 2, 3, Wahooo!" and then have their baby jump (or parent pull them) into the pool. The first time Tyler went through the cue, then pulled Riley into the pool. She was smiling & laughing, so they tried again. The second time around Tyler only got to "3" before Riley launched herself into Tyler's arms. She was again cracking up and smiling so he puts her back on the wall and he could only count to "1" before Riley threw herself into the pool. We were laughing so hard. We obviously don't have a timid child...:) And she obviously loves the water!!!

Swim lessons are 2x/week, just for the month of September. Next week they are going to dunk the babies...hope that goes as well as jumping off the wall!