We ventured out yesterday to give our kids a break!
There is an awesome resort nearby called the Speke. All of our friends have told us to go and visit if possible (when we need that American break). It is a BEAUTIFUL resort with a huge pool, trees, gardens, waterfalls and great restaurants. It is not very expensive to visit for the day either. Well…according to what a place like this would cost in America!
You can pay a small fee and use the pool, workout facilities and showers. So, we decided to take the kids and let them get a break and swim all day. We met my friend Tonya and her son and daughter there on their final day. Her son Jack is 11 and our kids have all hit it off. So, Jack spent the afternoon with us and the kids swam ALL DAY! We also met a few Uganda kids there who joined them that were almost done with their adoption and will be heading home to the US shortly.
All 6 kids swam, played games, ate lunch and had diving contests for hours! Drew decided he DOES NOT like the water. Taking a bath or shower are fine but he protested getting his swimsuit on and wouldn't have anything to do with the kiddy pool. Jeff and I both took him over there and put his feet in but that is all he would have to do with that.
We drove home that night with exhausted kids…just the way we like it! Once we got home we realized we have a big problem. All 3 of our kids get very sunburned! We had sunscreen put on all day and they still got burned. It didn't take long for Bella to start feeling nauseous and needing a cold shower. Andie was up off and on all night not feeling well. It was our first "tragedy" here in Uganda. Drew and I are fine because we stayed in the shade all day:)
We decided to take a break from the sun and other activities today. The kid
s are burned and exhausted and need a day to watch movies and play games. So that is what we did today.
A lesson well learned…life in Uganda is hard and the sun is MORE INTENSE!
There is an awesome resort nearby called the Speke. All of our friends have told us to go and visit if possible (when we need that American break). It is a BEAUTIFUL resort with a huge pool, trees, gardens, waterfalls and great restaurants. It is not very expensive to visit for the day either. Well…according to what a place like this would cost in America!
You can pay a small fee and use the pool, workout facilities and showers. So, we decided to take the kids and let them get a break and swim all day. We met my friend Tonya and her son and daughter there on their final day. Her son Jack is 11 and our kids have all hit it off. So, Jack spent the afternoon with us and the kids swam ALL DAY! We also met a few Uganda kids there who joined them that were almost done with their adoption and will be heading home to the US shortly.
All 6 kids swam, played games, ate lunch and had diving contests for hours! Drew decided he DOES NOT like the water. Taking a bath or shower are fine but he protested getting his swimsuit on and wouldn't have anything to do with the kiddy pool. Jeff and I both took him over there and put his feet in but that is all he would have to do with that.
We drove home that night with exhausted kids…just the way we like it! Once we got home we realized we have a big problem. All 3 of our kids get very sunburned! We had sunscreen put on all day and they still got burned. It didn't take long for Bella to start feeling nauseous and needing a cold shower. Andie was up off and on all night not feeling well. It was our first "tragedy" here in Uganda. Drew and I are fine because we stayed in the shade all day:)
We decided to take a break from the sun and other activities today. The kid
s are burned and exhausted and need a day to watch movies and play games. So that is what we did today.
A lesson well learned…life in Uganda is hard and the sun is MORE INTENSE!
It's so great to hear you were able to be refreshed...American Style! What fantastic memories you are making with your family. Thanks for keeping us updated!
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