Epic fail. Epic save.

Back in the Spring when we decided to not send the twins to preschool, I decided to get them involved in an outside activity for a little “socialization.” I made the BIG mistake of telling them that instead of going to a preschool mommy was going to teach them at home and sign Audrey up for ballet and James up for karate. Why was that a mistake, you ask? Well, I learned the lesson of “Always check and make sure your child is old enough for said activity before you tell said child that he can do said activity and get him all pumped for it.” He was not old enough for karate, must be 6 years old. Poor James did not comprehend that. He broke down into heartbroken sobs when his sister came back with all her ballet goodies and he had nothing. Epic fail.

While we were at the beach we noticed how quickly he took to the water this time and a light bulb went off in my head and I heard a little voice say “Swimming Lessons, dude!” So when we got home, I checked at the YMCA in Thomasville and they had a class starting September 27.

We went on Tuesday for his first class and it was a little sketchy to begin with. He was all pumped about it before hand but once it was time to get in the water, he clung to me like white on rice bawling his eyes out. The aquatics director had told me earlier that this might happen and if it did we would have to step out to where he couldn’t see us. So we did and he eventually got a hold of himself and started enjoying it. There was one time when he was swimming back across the pool on a noodle and the proud smile on his face was worth a million dollars. Epic Save.

Today was a totally different story. He didn’t shed a tear when it was time to get in. His teacher, Ms. Katelyn, came and got him and he gave me a quick hug, took her hand and proudly marched over to the pool and got it. He will be taking them twice a week for a month for his first session. Not sure about the next.