Swimming Lessons

The kids have been in swimming lesson for the month of August and they have turned into little Ortega Fishies. Isaac and Bella LOVE the water. They are both enjoying dunking they faces, holding their breath under water (which they do longer then I feel comfortable with), and jumping into the pool. Isaac has improved so much since we started. He can float on his back and on his stomach. He can dive underwater and pick up toys from the bottom of the pool and he can swim to his teacher and back to the wall all by himself. On the first day of swim lessons Bella started out by saying, "No I cant" to everything the teacher asked. Now she can swim almost as good as Isaac. She was even moved up into his class. She would be even better if she would pay attention more and listed to her teacher! She is just so independent! Swimming lessons are almost over so as a reward and some much needed family time Reuben is taking the day off tomorrow and we are taking the kids to a water park close by.