SO many "firsts"

There are and will be SO many "firsts" as we get to know and love our girls. This is one I had to blog about.

You should have seen their faces as the pink bathing suits were pulled out of the drawer. You should have heard the squeals of joy as they looked at each others scantily clad figures. You should have seen their expressions when they saw themselves in the mirror.........pure delight.

Let me back up. When we were in Addis, we took a day trip to the Hilton Hotel (where ONLY the wealthy people stay) where they had a playground and a swimming pool. We ate lunch on the patio there and as we ate we could see the pool. I do not think they had ever seen such a thing but I think they thought it looked fun as there was a good crowd there that day. They had obviously never been on a playground either..............but the pool.............they kept looking longingly at.

Today was the day. After lunch, we loaded up the car and headed to the local YMCA Waterpark. Not sure where everyone went this weekend but it was deserted! YES! We practically had the place to ourselves! The girls warmed up quickly to the ankle deep water and then moved on to some slightly knee deep fun. Misti happily went down the duck slide over and over. Misrak was thrilled to finally let the various water sprayers completely soak her!

It was a very good day. Exhausted, they fell happily asleep before 8:30.

Thank you, God, for the little (or big) things in life we take for granted. May we never be so spoiled as to appreciate every little thing you have given us.