The Fire Station

Josh has been impressed by firefighters for some time (he was a firefighter last Halloween). Brandon and I have tossed around the idea of calling a fire station to see if we could visit with our family. Well, Brandon has a coworker who is a volunteer fire fighter and he made all of Josh's dreams come true. We told Josh where we were going to visit and he asked Brandon one night at bedtime, "Dad, what does it take to be a fire fighter?" He was about to find out.

When we first arrived Josh got to sit in the fire truck and he was SO excited (little did he know that he would be going for a ride in it later).

Brandon's coworker (also named Brandon) let Josh try on his hat. Also very cool, right?!...and WAY heavier than you would think.

Once he had the hat on he might as well put on the rest of the gear! What a cute firefighter.

Aiden really wanted to try on the helmet too....it was so heavy that I had to support most of the weight with my hand. Seriously - can this kid get any cuter!?

Brandon J. took us around the station and showed us all of the fire trucks, explaining what the different ones were used for. He then asked Josh if he wanted to go for a ride in the fire truck. This was his mid-ride expression. Do you think he liked it?

Here are all of the boys after the ride. We all had a really good time touring the fire station and going for a ride in the fire truck. It was fun and educational for all of us!