5 metres

Joy has been trying hard for at least the last year to learn to swim. Initially it was hard to convince her to even get in the pool! But we got past that and she then had a real battle to lift her feet off the bottom.

It's only been in the last little while that I have been pretty certain she can swim, and this week in school she achieved her 5 metres certificate. I am very proud of her as she's worked so hard, and has not only got that certificate but a new love for playing in the water.

Elias also has taken ages to coax into the water, he is now gaining more water confidence with each trip to the pool, today he even got as far as briefly bobbing around in armbands! Thankfully he really enjoys splashing around and playing in the water so this afternoon we all had a great time.

We're going to be swimming a lot this Easter holiday!