A Day of Swimming

The kids were off from school yesterday and we had a full day. In the morning Holly W. came over with her twin girls that are Sam’s age and we all went swimming. Sam loved having friends over to “her house” and they had a good time playing together. In the afternoon Holly B. came over with her boys that are 13, 11 and 10. The boys were thrilled to finally being doing something they wanted to do. I am sure that since we arrived in Holland they feel like they are constantly being dragged on one errand after another. Holly B.’s 13-year-old son is a school basketball star and a really sweet boy, so the boys love being around him. I think they may have a boy crush on him. He is a great kid so I don’t mind it too much.

We had a truly European experience yesterday. We were swimming (in the morning with Holly W. and her twins) when a group of about five Dutch women came in to use the sauna. About 20 minutes later one of the ladies came out of the sauna for a dip in the pool…sans her bikini top! Of course the boys spotted this first and it was all I could do to keep them from laughing out loud and pointing. It didn’t help that this lady was at least 65 years old. Josh’s turned to me and said, “Jeez, keep it in the sauna, lady.” I am 99% sure she didn’t hear him. Both boys got out of the pool and handed me their goggles saying they would prefer not to have underwater visibility at the moment. They both ran over to the “Pool Rules” placard and then ran back to inform me she was in direct violation of rule number seven – “Swimwear is mandatory in the swimming pool and optional in the sauna.” I assured them that I couldn’t exactly walk over there and tell her she was breaking the rules. They would have to avert their eyes and hope she left quickly. CRAZY! She left but they were still appalled for some time afterwards.

We are off today on a bazillion errands getting ready for our move in on Monday. The kids will be thrilled…