Visiting the Fire Station!

One of the kids I watch has been pretty much obsessed with these two books we got at the library about the fire station. I decided it was time to go to the main station downtown and take a tour. When we got there the main ladder truck was all disassembled while they did regular maintenance on it.


So, we went over and someone showed us the other fire truck they had inside. The boys got to get the lights going, and Meghan got to jump in and start it up! She was pretty stoked!


The station got a call, so the fire truck had to take off. The fireman showing us around gave the boys each a little activity pack and a plastic fire helmet.


I asked if there was anything else around the station we could check out, and the fireman asked if we wanted to see the kitchen. They were making breakfast. We went back to the kitchen, and the fireman offered the boys a fried egg. They gleefully accepted. It was hilarious!


Around the side of the Fire House was this weird 3-D mural. It's very nice except for the scene depicted on the right. It's a little kid who looks like he almost just died dragging himself out of the arroyo (NM flash flood canal) while a chick from the fire station kneels by him smiling and filling out her report. It's kinda demented looking.


We got one last picture before we left of myself and the kids in front of the ladder truck. Good times.