Westland, MI has an annual tradition called Mud Day. They dig a big pit in one of the city parks, fill it with water, and open it up for a giant free-for-all in the mud. We decided we had to check it out.

Kay and the kids braved the mud first. Unfortunately, Abby only lasted about a minute before she had had enough.

I spent the next hour waiting in line to use the hose to wash Abby off. The line was moving too slow, so I finally gave up and went to find Kay and Oliver. I found them getting washed off by a fireman using the hose connected to his firetruck. It looked pretty cool, but they said the water was freezing.

It turns out that Oliver did not like playing in the mud, either. And he was extra upset that I wouldn’t buy him anything from the ice cream truck. (Really, I just couldn’t pay that much for a Popsicle!) I took everyone to get ice cream cones at Dairy Queen when we got back home, though, so after that everyone was happy again.