Kaya's Swim Lessons at West Chester

For the second year in a row, Kaya is taking the intense lessons at West Chester university.  This year she is learning how to take arm strokes and kick while on her belly, and then roll over and swim on her back.  It's really a great program!  Getting her there has been a little dramatic.  It went something like this..
Day 1: lots of whining about going, crying, and having to be torn from Nanae when it was time to go in.  Mommy hid outside with Brandon.  The funny thing was that JJ was the teacher who got to lead her down to her class.  JJ was a great teacher last year in Nanae's pool, but the poor kid always gets the blame from Kaya for being the first person to teach her how to swim this way.  She had a phobia about swimming for so long - anyway it is ironic that of the 20 or so teachers that are leading the kids down, she gets JJ.  Too funny!!!
Day 2: More screaming, big fit in the locker room to get her in her suit, which gets stretched out during the process.  the process being that both Mommy and Nanae have to physically stuff her into the suit while she trying to Karate kick us.  Meanwhile, Brandon looks on from his stroller wearing his best (and much practiced "what the %#>! is wrong with my big sister" expression.
Day 3:.  Less whining and more cooperation.  Still many tears.
Day 4:  Less whining, less tears.
Day 5.  NO WHINING.  Calm kid.  very odd.
Day 6.  Kaya informs us that she "likes swim lessons now".  Has H8ll frozen over?  Kaya has been talking about how she likes her teacher and her classmates, who are named John and Chris. They all like to burp at each other from what I can see.   Also Momo came to watch today.
Day 7: Kaya states that she wants to sign up for another 10 lesson session.  Pretty sure I have mixed up kids somehow.  Momo and Papa came to watch today.   They started practicing jumping in from the side of the pool.
Day 8: Still happy to go, no whining, no drama.  I have almost stopped dreading this routine!!
Day 9:  Kaya is ready to be done with lessons, but is taking big arm strokes now.  She also jumped off the driving board!!! I have it on video.  I am so proud of this kid.

Day 10: swim lessons ended well! She loved Devon as a teacher and was proud to be done.