Swimming Lessons

So Hayden took swimming lessons in June. Two weeks, one hour a day of pure torture!! Hayden loves the water when we're playing in it. We go to Aunt Dianne's pool and you know we're always at the lake, but he hated swimming lessons. I don't know if it's because he felt abandoned by me or if he just doesn't want to be told what to do but, it was miserable for him. He cried for the whole lesson and would cry if you even mentioned that he had to go to swimming lessons.

Here's a picture of him before realizing what was going to happenHere he is on the side of the pool. You can't tell that he's crying hysterically

and Mrs. Lady is trying to calm him down by counting.

Here he is "swimming" (and crying)

Here is the class playing Ring around the Rosey . . . but where's Hayden??

OH! There he is on the side of the pool because he was hyperventilating

And no, I did not sit out there and watch the lessons. I went into the house completely out of sight and he still cried the whole time. These pictures were taken on the last day when the parents were allowed to watch.