The Fourth of July

It's already July, before the kids realize it they will be getting school supplies and preparing to head back to the classroom. The Fourth of July holiday was good - we went and saw Union's fireworks on the third. We ended up sitting in a friend's front yard right by Union Middle School which put us in good view to see everything being launched from the ballfields beyond it. On the fourth we watched a private residence put on a fireworks display that rivaled and possibly surpassed the city display. (That's not to slight the city display but to commend the private display).

Today was the last swim meet for Michael, Abbey, and Mae. All the kids made good progress this year but Michael made the most; largely because this was his first year. After he got out of the pool after his first race at his first swim meet, I thought he might pass out. Tonight he swam strongly and I could see a tremendous improvement in him over the last month.

And earlier today, about 1 p.m., Annette dropped Abbey off at camp for the week. The Franklin County Baptist Association has a facility they use at Spring Bluff. They have cabins for the kids to sleep in, an outdoor swimming pool, a chapel, a large eating area, fields for games and activities, and a large lake for canoeing or other water activities. They also have an outdoor chapel area where the kids go in the mornings for quiet time activities. It's a wonderful camp and the kids look forward to it every year.

Speaking of that, Vacation Bible School is coming up in three weeks and I'm teaching third and fourth graders so tonight I started unpacking all my materials to get familiar with this year's content. My niece, Natalie, came to our house last year and spent the week, going to VBS with the kids. She may come back this year and do the same.