A whole week in the same place!

We've been in Athens for a week now. It's been nice to relax a bit without packing any bags or having to drive very far! We've taken some short trips around. The kids got to play with friends which was great for them! They enjoyed some time with grandma and grandpa while I did some work for the Fulbright program at OPIE. Otherwise they've helped check on beans, tomatoes, peas, and potatoes in my mom's garden. They love to see what's growing and especially to pick/dig the things. Charlie loves the tomatoes and both of the kids love the green beans for dinner. It's fun for them to see the whole process (they planted some green beans when we first got here) and get to "reap the benefits"!! Mostly they like to look at their sunflowers which we planted in a large circle, placed a table and kid chairs in it and pulled the tops in so it's kind of like a tepee! It's been a lot of fun and if we're home next summer I"m going to have to find some space for that. Today we are going to a festival uptown Athens to hear some bands and enjoy some "kids activities". then tonight we'll go to a baseball game and see the dreaded (by charlie) and delightful (to heather) orange bear, lovingly named after Aunt Kelly's friend Homer.