Water Bug...

McKenzie started swimming lessons this past Friday and she loved it! We're taking parent / toddler lessons at the Northshore Pool in Bothell. It's a really nice indoor pool right in downtown Bothell. We have taken her there to open swim before but I really like the organized lessons because they help me figure out how to get her doing more in the water. The class is really small - there is only one other little boy who is almost three in the class with us so we got lots of personal attention.

The class involves lots of songs, movement and splashing around - what more could a baby ask for? McKenzie gets a little wild in the water and screams with delight... I did catch the lifegaurd glancing our way often to make sure that all that noise was a good thing. I was really amazed that by the end of the class that McKenzie would let me put her mouth under water while she blew bubbles.

Having her love the water is very important to us because we love the water and have lots of plans for family outings involving water this summer. Grandma and Grandpa Zaremba have opened their pool for the summer and Grandma and Grandpa Couchee have put the boat in the lake so we have lots of options!

We didn't get any pictures of McKenzie at her swimming lessons because Matt wasn't feeling great on Friday so just McKenzie and I went. Here's our bathing beauty modeling her swimsuit in her pool in the backyard.