he did it!!

Last summer, Josiah was terrified of the water.  He liked the pool ok, as long as he could sit on the steps.  Any further and he was inconsolable.  This summer, I waited for the final session to sign him up for swimming lessons.  That turned out to be a blessing, as he'd had plenty of experience in the water before he went, and a teacher all to himself. 

Yesterday, he overcame all kinds of fear by going off the diving board!

 Watching the other kids jump off while he sat with his teacher, Miss E.  The hardest part of this process was convincing Josiah to wear the life jacket.  He finally relented.  Convincing him that the deep end of the pool was safe was not easy, either.  But he was fascinated with the diving board.

 Climbing up the ladder...

 A little help, here?

Can you see the smile on his face?  He wanted to go again...well, maybe not yet.