Let me just say now that this new blogger post thing rocks!

Anyway, before everyone decided to get extremely sick, we were able to venture out last Saturday to celebrate our Fire Department’s 50th Anniversary.  They had a big birthday party complete with hot dogs, chips, and cake.  They also had a ton of fun and educational things to do.

This is Pluggie.  It’s an RC fire hydrant.  It squirts water and is supposed to “talk” via the operator…but the talking part wasn’t working.  However, the water worked and the kids enjoyed getting hit!

They also enjoyed running from Pluggie.  I think the fireman who was operating it had more fun than the kids.  He kept hiding from them.

Zoe enjoyed this, but I think the boys enjoyed it more.  They got to squirt a real fire hose and knock over a cone and tennis ball.  The fireman didn’t turn it on full power (obviously) but the kids only cared about holding a fire hose and using it.  We allowed them to do it, the first time, in age order, so Liam being third, grabbed the hose and turned it on before the fireman knew what was happening.  It was really funny!

We really appreciate our fire department and all the hard work they do.  We truly look up to and respect them as they sacrifice their time and lives to protect and serve us in our community!