The Firefighter Ball

The fire fighter's ball was a blast! Here are a few of the "unprofessional" photos from the evening. We will get our official "Prom" photos at a later date. Blaze, the dalmatian was very tired by the time we got our picture taken. She had been in San Diego at an event earlier in the day and traveled to Fresno for our event. Did you notice that her nails are even painted red!
The fire department band, the 5150's, were fantastic, they can really rock! We are ready to reserve our tickets for next year. They will definitely not wait another 35 years to have another ball.

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Award Winning Cakes

Here they are, the two first place cakes that the kids made for their school carnival. The first place cakes are all put in the silent auction. Guess who bought these cakes. Yep, Dad bought them back!

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