Swimming Day!

9.02.09
A few days ago we took around ten of our kids to the pool in Jinja. The only concept of swimming these kids had ever experienced was swamps, sewage or Lake Victoria. All of which are extremely different from swimming in a pool. They were so excited when we came to pick them all up. Once we got to the pool they could barely contain their excitement. It was as if you had just told them that you were going to give them a million dollars. Solmon stood by the pool staring into the clear water. His face was frozen in amazement. After the kids ate some lunch, the swimming began. At first I was the only one in the pool with the kids. It was chaos. But, it was the kind of chaos that makes you stop dead in your tracks and appreciate that fleeting moment where there seems to be nothing else in the world besides you and who you’re with. I had Bosco, Nora and Shakira (six and seven year old sister who are some of the cutest little girls ever) clinging on to me for dear life. The older kids where jumping around, throwing balls, screaming, laughing and splashing each other. Their happiness was evident for everyone to see. After hours and hours of swimming we finally had to drag most of them from the pool, but the moment we got into the car the majority of them feel right asleep. It was by far my favorite day at the pool!