Take me out to the ball game

The 2nd annual "Guns 'n Hoses" (police vs. firefighters) softball tournament featured a whole lot more than just a softball game. It was also a chance for each department to show off their skills for the crowd.

Silly Daddy volunteered to be the bad guy in a K-9 demonstration. (Yes, he's well-padded with protective gear, but why you would encouarge a well-trained german shephard to attack you is beyond me.) I'd been concerned that maybe it'd be traumatic for the kids to watch Daddy in such a situation, but the K-9 officer assured me it should be no problem. He was correct. I needn't have worried.

Sydney hung on the fence, watching in fascination. But even as the dog hung on Jeff and tried to drag him down, Sydney squealed with excitement, "Puppy!"

AJ, meanwhile, was so excited to run up and down the bleachers with a friend that he barely paid attention. Though he did enjoy meeting "Abe" a little later.

Sydney is going to be a baseball fan. Her attention span lasted for a good two innings. She happily cheered for Daddy's team, "Go Blue. Yeah Blue!" And when there was a colision at home plate between the runner and catcher, she looked at me and said, "Uh oh."

She also loved the food, gobbling down a hot dog and then starting on her brother's. (AJ, as I mentioned, was having too much fun playing in the bleachers to do anything else.)

P.S. The police won the game for the second year in a row.