National Night Out

Tuesday night was Rockford's National Night Out. A friend of mine told me about it and she said they have gone in previous years and had a good time, so we thought we might check it out. There were a bunch of police officers from Rockford, Kent County, and MI State Police. The Rockford police have several different uniforms depending on what they are doing. It was a good opportunity to talk with Marc about all the different uniforms so he can know what they all look like.
There was free food; hot dogs, chips, and drinks, a couple of "midway" games, several of the Neighborhood Watch groups, Rockford Ambulance, and a dunk tank, with the opportunity to dunk a Rockford police officer for $1. Marc had to do it.The state police was there with one of the boats and a couple of their motorcycles. They were letting the kids climb onto them and see what it felt like.The fire truck was there with a continuous mist of water spraying. We let Marc play it for awhile. He was amazed at the the fact that there was a rainbow in the mist.While Marc was playing in the mist, Samantha looked, pointed, and made a noise like she wanted to go in the water. So, we took her. I took her through and she goggled, so Marc took her through so I could take a picture of it.It was a beautiful night to be outside! :) It was a great opportunity to educate Marc about all the different officers and to raise money for the police & fire stations. :)