Firefighters to the Rescue!!!

No, not real firefighters this time!  I now use oven cleaner instead of the self-clean function, so hopefully we won't have any visits from our friendly, neighborhood heroes ever again.  Our kids were the firefighters in a super fun game Jeremy made up.

They had to start at the cones, grab the hose and use water to knock over the targets (various items from our recycling bin).

This then inspired a re-creation of the water fights that our hometown does for one of their festivals.  My brother is a volunteer firefighter, so the kids love to watch Uncle Joe's team compete in the water fights.  The real water fights involve an empty keg on a wire strung between two firetrucks.  Now while you might think it doesn't get any more redneck than some beer drinking firemen aiming their hoses at an empty keg at a small town festival...think again.  I give to you a halloween pumpkin, strung on some rope we had around the house between a basketball hoop and our street lamp.  Impressive, eh?  Maybe not so much, but Micah's strategy to beat Daddy was very impressive and resourceful!

A great way to spend a hot day!!!