On Thursday we had a big outing with the gems. We went to the pool! Oh my! The squeals of delight! Not just from the gems but also the staff. The Gem Foundation has 28 gems (children) and 35 staff. None of the staff had ever been swimming before. Grown adults acted like children, I don't know which was more exciting to watch, the children or the staff. It was a day of pure joy!
Ryan ready for a day of swimming!
The preparation was definitely organized chaos!
It took 6 taxi vans to transport wheelchairs and 72 people to the pool.
Everyone left the Gem Foundation in cute blue gem tshirts. All the children ate breakfast and got all cleaned up. Once at the pool we played on the playground for a bit, then we dressed them in bathing suits. These pictures show a little of the prep.
In the picture below I was learning how to feed a child with a feeding tube.
A great day for all!
Next up I'll post more pictures of the day, with the internet I can only post a few at a time.
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