Fun In The Mud

Two kids play in the mud during the 20th annual Mud Day sponsored by the Wayne County Parks and Recreation in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 8, 2008. The annual event allows the children one fun day to frolic in the mud.

Here's Mud In Your Eye — AP Photo/Carlos Osorio

Noah Baekelandt, 9, of Westland, Mich., is crowned Mr. Mud 2008 at Mud Day in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Combine 200 tons of topsoil and 20,000 gallons of water and you have created every child's fantasy and every mother's nightmare.

Steven Cook, 5, jumps into the mud in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

Some of the hundreds of kids taking part play in the mud during Mud Day in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

Madeline Cook, left, Cassidy Collins and Steven Cook, foreground, are photographed by Stacey Cook after playing in the mud during Mud Day in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

Children play in the mud during Mud Day in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

Isabelle Stupar, 7, of Livonia, Mich., enjoys playing in the mud during Mud Day sponsored by the Wayne County Parks and Recreation in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 8, 2008.

Children are hosed down by a Westland, Mich., pumper truck after playing in the mud during Mud Day in Westland, Mich., Tuesday, July 8, 2008.