Some of you may recall the old camp song, "Swimming." One of Angelo's early intervention therapistsreintroduced us to this song, including the hand motions. We all, including Julianna, memorized the song - that was at the end of the summer.
Now...we still swim in the swimming pool. Gabby and Vincent are on a different winter club team this winter season. The lap pool is part of a larger fitness facility that includes a leisure pool. When Vincent has practice for the team on Monday and Wednesday after school, Angelo and Julianna get in the pool with Annie and enjoy the water. Enjoy the water? I guess that's what you call Mom teaching them some of the basics of swimming - blowing bubbles, bobbing in the water, jumping in water over their head, floating on their backs, etc.
We have known that Angelo is a fish since this summer. Even though Julianna had never been swimming until she came to our home in late August, no one would ever know that she is new to the water. Julianna watches the big kids and tries. She can float forward and almost on her back by herself. She loves the water...just like her siblings.
I guess she knew that that's what we do in this family...!
The two youngest are getting lessons soon...so we are expecting great things by spring.
Francesca and Dom have started some off season high school swim team practice. Chechie has been to many practices, while Dom is trying to keep up with his school work! Chechie lettered last year as a freshman, and a letterman jacket is on her Christmas list.
Gabby is excelling, swimming three mornings a week. She and Vinnie have their first meet on Saturday.
".....breast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving too....don't you wish you had nothing else to do."
Now...we still swim in the swimming pool. Gabby and Vincent are on a different winter club team this winter season. The lap pool is part of a larger fitness facility that includes a leisure pool. When Vincent has practice for the team on Monday and Wednesday after school, Angelo and Julianna get in the pool with Annie and enjoy the water. Enjoy the water? I guess that's what you call Mom teaching them some of the basics of swimming - blowing bubbles, bobbing in the water, jumping in water over their head, floating on their backs, etc.
We have known that Angelo is a fish since this summer. Even though Julianna had never been swimming until she came to our home in late August, no one would ever know that she is new to the water. Julianna watches the big kids and tries. She can float forward and almost on her back by herself. She loves the water...just like her siblings.
I guess she knew that that's what we do in this family...!
The two youngest are getting lessons soon...so we are expecting great things by spring.
Francesca and Dom have started some off season high school swim team practice. Chechie has been to many practices, while Dom is trying to keep up with his school work! Chechie lettered last year as a freshman, and a letterman jacket is on her Christmas list.
Gabby is excelling, swimming three mornings a week. She and Vinnie have their first meet on Saturday.
".....breast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving too....don't you wish you had nothing else to do."