Swimming Party

Our kids have taken swimming lessons every summer for the past ten years at the same swimming pool.  It's a private pool, owned by a Christian couple.  The class sizes are small.  Our kids have all learned to swim well, which for safety reasons,  is very important to Matt and me.

This year when I signed the kids up for lessons, the deck manager at the pool told me that she and the owner wanted to bless our family.  She proposed a private swimming party, with short lessons, water games and free play.  She wanted us to invite Matt's brother's family as well as his sister's family.

The much anticipated day of the party finally came.  When we arrived at the pool, Grandpa Bob and Grandma Dianne were there.  Apparently Grandpa Bob had already been in the pool, impressing the staff with his beautiful butterfly stroke.

Soon the pool was full of seventeen of the nineteen grandchildren (Matt's sister and her family weren't able to make it).  The owner of the pool asked me if our families get together very often.  I said that yes, my mother and father-in-law organize a big family dinner monthly so we see each other at least that often, sometimes more.

One of the staff members commented, "I can't imagine what Thanksgiving and Christmas are like!"

It was really neat to see all of the cousins swimming and playing together.  We gathered everyone for a group picture before the party ended.  We thanked the staff and owners for a fun time.  We were blessed by their efforts.