Our 4th of July weekend was as busy as ever. We celebrated our country with family and friends on land and on sea. On Friday night, half the family watched the fireworks in Sylvainia at our friends the Demseys and the other in Perrysburg at 
Ron and Pegs. Saturday morning we headed to the boat with my extended family. We headed towards Port Clinton where we visited Taylor's cottage on Lake Erie. It was the first time I was out there since I was Caleb's age. The kids ha
d a blast tubing and I scorched my feet on the beach. It was unbelievably hot. Saturday night we had Kent, Terri, Brandon and our friend Jen over for a cookout. In the eventing we drove to Ft. Meigs for the Maumee-Perrysburg fireworks. Sunday we hung around the house most of the day. We headed back to the boat to head downtown Toledo for the fi
reworks on the river. It was a warm night but, we had a blast for the 2nd year in a row.Sadly on the 3rd our good friend and neighbor, Paul Szymanski, past away after a 14 year battle
with brain cancer. Over the past several months we all enjoyed visiting with him and his wife, Sandra. Paul loved life like no other and was a true inspiration. He loved talking with the kids and made us all laugh. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of his family and friends.
