7/3 - Fun Hike at Amicalola Falls

Today was our first visit with the children's chaperone, Ilga, and her husband, Janis (pronounced Ya-nis). We picked them up at about 10:30 a.m. this morning and took them to Amicalola Falls for lunch at the lodge and a hike down the trail next to the falls. They are such nice people and we were excited to share a place that we love to go since this was their first visit to the United States. We took two cars to the falls since there were six of us. The guys were in one car and the girls in the other. It was neat listening to Kristine and Ilga talk in Latvian. Their language is so beautiful. I only wish I could understand more. In time, I hope to.

On the way to the falls, we stopped at one of Rob's fishing holes on the Amicalola River. It was fun to hop along the rocks on the river and put our hands in the rushing cool water. It was just one of those perfect days.

We got back to the house around 5:30 and once again, the kids begged to go to the pool. It's funny, Rob and I had never even been to our neighborhood pool before the kids got here. Now we're there almost every day. This evening, our neighbors were shooting off some fireworks so we went over to watch. It was a long day and we're all tired so we didn't stay there long. We've got another big day planned for the July 4th holiday tomorrow. Ilga was able to explain to the children about July 4th being our Independence Day in America. They seemed so interested and eager to learn.

Now it's an early to bed night for us. This business of staying up until 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning is for the birds. We're just having so much fun we don't want to miss anything by sleeping. It's finally caught up to us though.