So Much For a Quiet Evening at Home

I always say there's never a dull moment around here. Last night I was sitting in the living room nursing Allie and Brian was upstairs getting the boys in bed. Through the blinds I saw what looked like a flame across the street by our neighbor's driveway. When Coleman was heading back up the stairs from giving me a goodnight kiss, I asked him to look out and tell me if he saw a fire. He couldn't tell, so I told him to get his daddy to look. Brian came down and saw the flames, so he headed across the street to take a closer look. At first he thought it looked like our neighbors were having a bonfire, but he knew they wouldn't be doing that. He called out and no one answered. As he got closer, he saw that the fence between the house directly across the street and the vacant house next door to it was on fire. The flames were reaching about 3 feet above the fence and throwing embers off. He quickly had to make a decision to either find a hose, go knock on their door, or run back and call 911. Since the flames were dangerously close to both garages, he decided to get the hose and start putting out the fire immediately. It barely reached, but he was able to get most of it out. Then our neighbors came out and brought him a bucket. All this time I was still sitting in the chair with Allie and the boys were looking out the window but couldn't see anything. So we had no idea Brian was over there fighting a fire! I figured it had been nothing and he was just chatting. When he came back in, the boys said, "You smell like smoke!" Brian encouraged our neighbors to call the fire department to come out and make sure it was completely out. He also said to tell them it looked like someone had started the fire. That house has been vacant for quite a while, so who knows what's going on in that backyard! So that was our Friday evening. Anyone else have an adventure to share?

We're still having camera issues, but as soon as I get the latest pictures uploaded I've got some good ones to share. And some videos too! Allie walking and Coleman riding his new bike!