Heather Raymus hugs her daughter, Kristina, 5, before they lie back in the mud during Wayne County’s Annual Mud Day today in Westland, Mich. (BILL PUGLIANO / Getty Images)
Mikaela Pierce, 7, from Livonia, Mich., stands caked in mud with her cousin Desiree Lucas, right. (BILL PUGLIANO / Getty Images)
Hundreds of children participate in a relay race in Wayne County’s Annual Mud Day in Westland, Mich. The parks department mixed 200 tons of topsoil and 20,000 gallons of water to create a giant mud hole for kids 12 and under to play in. (BILL PUGLIANO / Getty Images)
Simone Gonzalez-Nagy, 9, from Livonia, Mich., reacts to a shot of cold water as a firefighter hoses her down after a romp in the mud. (BILL PUGLIANO / Getty Images)