One day the cousins walked to the swimming pool, like ducks in a row.
Frankie has always loved swimming, but usually with the help of another human, or flotation devices.
Mayzie decided to take things into her own hands.
And in the midst of the monkey business:
Success!
Frankie really responded to the way Mayzie taught him. He learned more in an hour then he has in 3 years of swim lessons. Later I asked him why he was always so resistant to me teaching him. He said "You're a good mommy, Mommy, but not a very good teacher." Probably true, and made me laugh.
I am so proud.
The next day we tried a different pool for round 2.
Skills intact.
P.S. I told Frankie that if he keeps improving this quickly, he'll be swimming in my favorite Olympic sport. (He thought that was cool.) Our U.S. swim team simply rocked this year. Boy, I'm going to miss Michael Phelps. And I will always remember that Frankie started swimming the week that I had so much fun cheering at the TV.
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