fire station

My son and I recently toured our local fire station with some friends. It was a blast! We had been talking about firefighters and trucks all week. My son had gone to the Children's Museum with his aunt specifically to "drive" their fire truck, and I borrowed a book from the library about tools that firefighters use. We were super excited, and our visit did not disappoint.

When we got to the fire station, a firefighter showed us the garage where they keep the fire trucks and snake truck (!) and told us all about them. He even let my son sit in the driver's seat of the fire truck. This is how awesome it was:

No, really, it wasn't scary at all.

Ok, it was terrifying. The driver's seat is about 8 feet off the ground (well, maybe that's exaggerating a little) and he was pretty nervous up there.

But while he was on the ground, he was attentive and eager to learn about all the parts of the fire truck and the gear it carries. He is sometimes timid when meeting new people, and I expected he would clam up at the fire station, but he surprised me by asking the firefighter several great questions and not being shy at all. I was so proud!

Until the end-of-tour photo opportunity, when he decided he didn't want his picture taken. Oh well...