happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July to you all! We are back in Ohio (since Sunday) and taking it easy once again. We experienced the Athens fireworks last night which was pretty fun. The kids liked to name to colors as they exploded in the sky and although Heather thought they were pretty loud at the beginning they were all right by the 3rd or 4th one. This morning we went to the "4th of July Parade" Athens style which included many fire trucks, tractors, horses and lots of candy. The kids got their share but were a bit overwhelmed by others who were more vigorous about grabbing the candy nearby. Otherwise the 4th has been relatively quiet for us. Jeff reported that his group won the "build a boat" contest at their base but he didn't score bit at the "big prize bingo" which was the afternoon activity. He's doing well and says hello...