Pikes and Eels

Here are a couple of snippets from Madeline's swim class tonight.  She started out in the "Pike" class, which she loved.  There were 5 other girls to talk to, and she really liked her teacher.  Then on Madeline's third day of class, she was plucked out and taken to the "Eel" class, the next level up for kids under 6.  She didn't really like it at first, but this has turned out to be great because there is only ONE other kid in her class. And this one other kid is often late, has to leave early, or doesn't show at all, and Madeline gets a private 45 minute swim lesson, like she did tonight.