A Fish Named Ella

Today Ella became a shrimp! A swim class-certified shrimp, that is. Ella started a 7-week swimming class at the YMCA to get more comfortable in the water. (Really it was an excuse for Mom to bond with Ella).

Mom and Dad both attended the first class, and Mom was the brave one to put on a swimming suit and jump into the pool. To say that Ella absolutley loved it would be an understatement. She had such a great time with smiles and giggles for the entire 30 minutes. The class consistented of singing a variety of nursery rhymes with motions set to them. Ella's favorite of the activities was being placed on her belly and splashing/paddling towards a colorful, floating ball. The only hesitation, on the parent's part, was dunking their kid's head underwater. Ella handled it quite well and only stared with a confused look on her face for a brief moment while she thought, "why did Mom just do that to me?"

Our little shrimp did great and we're ready for week 2!