Safe and Sound

We went to a children's safety fair this morning, in the rain. The girls got new bike helmets, fitted to their heads, they got to talk about the smoke detectors and what to do if they go off at night, they had their faces painted, they saw fire engines, ambulances, a police swat truck, they got a lot of free things which Brielle found especially exciting (pencils, pads of paper, rulers, stickers, magnets, etc...)
The most fun part for them, I think, was getting to go to the Mad Science booth and make putty. I thought of Aunt Karen while we were there. You take white glue, a little water, some paint, and Borax, and stir forever, and you get this sticky putty stuff. The girls liked it, Matt and I were less than thrilled, but we tried to not spoil their fun.
We went for just the helmets ... but ended up staying way longer than we had planned (of course, that always happens). And, of course, I forgot to bring my camera to the actual event, so when we came home I took these pictures of the girls playing with their putty. Kate didn't get to do much, but was happy to be eating.