FIREHOUSE DINNER

WE WERE BLESSED WITH A GIFT OF DINNER AT THE FIREHOUSE. SOMEONE AT CHURCH HAD BID ON THIS AT THE YOUTH AUCTION AND THEN THEY GAVE THE GIFT OF AN EVENING AT THE FIREHOUSE TO OUR FAMILY. THEY FIGURED THE KIDS WOULD ENJOY IT, AND BOY WERE THEY RIGHT... WE HAD A BALL.

MR. THOMAS, THE FIREFIGHTER FROM OUR CHURCH WHO DONATED THE DINNER EVEN LET THE KIDS SPRAY THE WATER HOSE.
WE HAD A DELICIOUS STEAK DINNER... YUMMY!

BUT THE MOST AMAZING THING WAS THE SIGHT IN THE KITCHEN AFTER DINNER. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE SEEN SUCH A THING. THE MINUTE THEY WERE DONE EATING, ALL THE MEN, AND YES I MEAN ALL THE MEN JUMPED UP AND WERE IN THE KITCHEN CLEANING UP. I KNOW I LOOKED A LITTLE GOOFY CATCHING A PICTURE OF THAT, BUT I SERIOUSLY COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. THEY HAD AN ASSEMBLY LINE GOING AND IN MINUTES HAD ALL THE DISHES WASHED AND DRIED BY HAND. IT WAS AWESOME. I TOLD GREG, WE ARE STARTING SOMETHING NEW AT OUR HOUSE... AFTER DINNER EVERYONE HELPS ALL AT ONCE TILL THE JOB IS DONE... :) I CAN'T WAIT.

MRS. THOMAS, ANNA AND JOJO

GREG GOT A CHANCE TO PUT ON ALL THE FIREMEN GEAR. SWEET BABY GIRL WAS A BIT FREAKED OUT BY THAT.

WE EVEN GOT TO ALL TAKE A RIDE IN THE FIRETRUCK.

IT WAS SUCH A NICE DAY. THE WEATHER WAS BEAUTIFUL AND WE SPENT IT TOGETHER. GREG EVEN POKED HIS HEAD BACK OUT OF THE BEDROOM TONIGHT WHILE I WAS SITTING AT THE COMPUTER AND SAID, "I HAD FUN WITH YOU TODAY." THAT MADE MY HEART MELT. EVEN THOUGH HE AND I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANY ALONE TIME TODAY, IT WAS JUST SUCH A NICE DAY OF ENJOYING FAMILY TIME TOGETHER. GETTING TO SEE THE KIDS EXPERIENCE THE FIREHOUSE TONIGHT WAS SUCH A TREAT TOO. WE ARE BLESSED!