Year two of the Fire Truck Rally was a fun one. I did find it to be slower this year, and though a lot of trucks showed up for the parade, not nearly as many showed up for the Show and Shine as last year, but you know what? That is to be expected, I mean it must be hard to be able to send a truck away for the afternoon for some places, and I'm sure the added non essential kms isn't something some places are too keen on, but for those who did show up Thank You! I for one LOVE the Fire Truck Rally! The boys really enjoy getting to see the trucks and get in them, and it brings back a lot of childhood memories for me, as my Dad was a volunteer firefighter for the Bear River Fire Department and I would always be down at the hall with him, truck washing days, or any time there was a parade he'd take the truck and I'd get to go with him. The challenges remind me of the days back when Cherry Carnival was a week long event and they used to have the Fire Fighters challenge as part of their festivities and departments from all over would show up and take on the challenge. So many great memories! In my point of view the Volunteer Fire Departments all over the province are the heart of their individual communities, - the hardest working part that without it the rest just couldn't survive, so I'd like to Thank ALL the Firefighters across the province for everything they do to keep their communities together, and safe. :)
Now on to the festivities! I took SO many pictures this year, of the things I did get to.... some things I skipped just because I had seen them the previous year and things were hot so I didn't want myself or the kids getting too much sun/heat exposure, but of the pictures I did get I have combined some in to one file so this isn't a post of photo overload! You should be able to click on the images to make them bigger if you wanna take a look. Enjoy!
Bucket Brigade
Group shot AFTER the Bucket Brigade, BEFORE the young Firefighters Removed their wet shirts (still kicking myself for putting my camera away after taking this shot). LOL
Parade of Trucks
I must say they made the right choice as this was one of my favorites for sure. :)
and I don't think anyone will forget about the Red Knights.....They led the Parade, they won the Fire Truck Pull (which was all anyone could talk about for the rest of the week-end), and reminded us that it won't be long before Wharf Rat Rally 2013 is back in town!
Now before I go, I have one more photo set to share with you..... a few quick photos of my boys, for how can I talk about the fun that they had without sharing a few photos too!
That's all folks! Thank You Digby, for the memories, and thank you to my readers for following along.
~Jenn
