We Love You, Ms. Mary!!!

The kids grew up in Arizona being taught how to swim. Spending time in the water is a given in Phoenix, especially during the summer months. When the temperatures rise well above 100 degrees each day, there isn’t much else to do outside. So, swim lessons at a very young age is a must! We were very blessed to find the most incredible and devoted woman to teach our children how to swim. Not only does she devote much of her time working with children, but she also does it because she cares about the children. She wants to see that they are able to swim should a situation arise and they need to survive in the water. So, day in and day out and month after month, children come to her pool to learn “safe swimming.”

Even now, Mike and I remind our kids to use “safe swimming” as they prepare to enter the water. They know this means knowing who is in the water, remembering where the grown-ups are, using good strokes and making smart decisions while in the pool. Even in Grand Cayman, the kids knew to swim carefully and cautiously. They understand the importance of using precautions around the pool and even to this day will ask before entering the water.
Thank you, Ms. Mary, for your years of love, dedication and instruction. We will forever remember our alligator eyes, good spits and strong lefty-righties! We think of you each time we swim and enjoy time in the water. It is because of you our children love to swim and swim safe!