Swimming and Adventures!

We have been having a blast this summer, both doing special activities and just hanging out at the house playing games and doing activities.  One of everyone's favorite outings is going to the swimming pool.  The kids get  to wear their swimming costumes and love showing them off to their aunties and uncles.

The pool has several different depths, so the younger kids are able to wade and splash with toys, while the older kids go into the slightly deeper water and swim around with their aunties and uncles. Its fun to watch the kids learn to go into the deeper depths, learning to trust the volunteers and themselves in a new way! 

Swimming comes naturally to some of them - Carol loves to jump in the deep end and comes up with a huge smile on her face! Where as Annet and Cocus need a little encouragement to go deeper in! Y

Once we are too cold to keep swimming we all dry off and head over to the playground.  The kids enjoy swings, slides, balance beams, and other fun play structures. As you can imagine, they have a blast with so many fun things to do!

Here are some pictures of our day at the pool and playground!

The kids love showing off their silly faces, 

so do the volunteers! 

(All photos courtesy of Laura Karsjens!)