Hot Sunday

Sunday morning came early it seemed. I awoke to the kids morning time call. Got up and realized I had a long run ahead of me. Yes I am in training for the half marathon with my wife. I had 11 miles to run that morning. I am not a morning person to begin with so to run 11 miles first thing is not easy. Well once i got out there the peace and quiet and just listening to my ipod was what i needed. Until my knees started to give out on me. Thankfully Rebekah came out to see how i was doing. I only ran 9 miles that day. Knee braces should cure my problem i hope but only time will tell. After some rest i got a call that will remain in my children's memory for some time. A friend of mine is instructing a firefighting course and they were going to be burning an old house in the afternoon. What a great photo opportunity. The kids were so excited to be able to see such a thing. I am so thankful that the whole crew in the course was more than willing to let me be involved and take some great shots.

After watching the guys do a few burns in different rooms of the house it was finally time to burn it to the ground. It was such a great day as the guys were always explaining all the procedures and the way the fire works. It turned out to be a very informative day. They were very open to discuss anything you wanted to know. I learned quit a bit that afternoon. As the afternoon went on the house erupted in flames and became a show that won't be forgotten anytime soon. Many thanks to the local fire department and my good friend Jay. Good times.