Yeah Landry !!!

Landry started swimming at COM (City of Midland Aquatics)in May. She had never really taken swimming lessons before. They put her in a beginner class and came to me the next day and wanted to move her to another class. She picked it up quite quickly. She move through the levels very quickly. There are 10 levels. Trust me, they get very difficult. For instance, she had to swim 300 yds freestyle with no break. She learned all the strokes and had to learn those cool flips that swimmers do.

Today, her last lesson for a couple of weeks she completed the last stage and got her 10th star! Here is a picture of her getting her hand traced for the wall of fame.

They have already inquired about having her swim on the swim team. We're going to hold off for a couple of months while she plays soccer. She isn't ready to give soccer up and it is only 8 weeks lomg. She will swim 2 days a week to stay in practice and shape.

She is such a smart, quick learner. This was good for her. There were things that were hard and she needs to experience that sometime. Fortunately, most things come easy to Landry. I was proud that she hit an obstacle and fought through it. She is very driven and intrinsically motivated so an individual sport like swimming is great for her.

She asked me the other day what was better a professional soccer player or an olympic swimmer? We had a pro/con discussion and she seemed to be at peace that she did not need to decide right now.

Man I'm blessed to have such a thoughtful, great kid! Way to go Landry!