This year we are spending Independence Day in Benson, AZ. Early, this morning(before the temps reached 100 degrees) Benson residents came together to watch their annual July 4th Parade. (We unfortunately missed it because we decided to sleep in). But we did get to enjoy many of the patriotic floats as we drove down Main street, on our way to the City's park to participate in more of Benson's July 4th activities.
Along with bands and music, there was a little train and bouncers for the kids, sports activities, arts and crafts, and food to purchase.
All of the area firefighters show up to compete in HUGE Water Battles, using powerful Fire hoses, of course.
It seems that all of the Benson residents show up to enjoy the 'residual effects' of these battles.
We were overjoyed to participate, being that, by then, the temperature had already risen well over a hundred degrees. In fact, with all the Hydro Weaponry being used in the park...errr...battlefield, it was next to impossible not to get soaked.
We had a blast! We are looking forward to the Fireworks Show tonight!!
Here are some pics of some of the fun.
Every so often, the firetruck would shoot a 'ginormous' flow of water that flew over the entire crowd!
The firemen crews from all over Cochise County, including St. David, Tombstone, Sierra Vista, Benson, Pomerene, etc stood on either side of these two poles, where a large metal barrel was suspended by wire. The object of the game was to push the barrel to your opponents side using only your water power.(By the way, if you click on the picture, you can see a train going by in the bankground. The tracks are next to the park. All day and night we hear the trains cruising through Benson, on their way to the East or West Coasts)
These competitions were pretty exciting to watch, especially since the water somehow always seemed to sway off target, getting all the spectators soaked. Sybel warned me of how wet we would get, so I was sure to not wear a white t-shirt (wink-wink). Sure enough, we were all happily drenched!
There were at least 8 of these Water Battles. Everyone seemed to be having a great time.
Jackson didn't believe me when I told him before we arrived that he might want to wear his bathing trunks instead. Wherever the water was, he was, too.
I took this picture, just seconds before the water came down and got Jenna and I drenched!
Aren't mud puddles fun?!
Jackson coming down one of the 'airslides'
And again....(and again, and again)
What is the 4th of July without Cotton Candy?! Yummy! (Jenna refused to eat it, probably because the stuff was so feathery and made her sticky. She loves sweet stuff normally, but she wouldn't touch the cotton candy! hehe)
Can't forget the real reason we celebrate Independance Day.
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