<font color="blue"> The neighbor sold his house soon after and moved away. I guess I was just to mean to him. </font color>

Yeah, you sound pretty mean (NOT! [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]). Seems to me like you handled things really well. I agree with the folks that warned you about liability - I'd say just make sure you have a good insurance policy and let the kids play :-).

If anything happens, your insurance company's lawyers can handle it [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]. Too bad it has to be that way, isn't it?