Two More Makes Four: Open House at the Firehouse

It was a chilly, rainy weekend...the kind that kicks you into "I better have something planned" mode when you have a couple toddlers. We were at Samma & Papa's house so that we could see Daddy while he had a 3-day appointment with a business near by, and we got to do a joint birthday celebration for Papa & Mommy. Luckily, Samma had heard that the local firehouse was doing an open house event. The rain held off just enough, we showed up and did a little bit of everything they had to offer!

All sorts of trucks were out and we got an up close look at each one.

I was so impressed with the cousins all going through the first truck on their own! Malynn and Jack can be pretty hesitant sometimes, but not today. There must have been the right combination of high-interest and genuine trust in the air. :)

They even wanted to shake hands with Sparky!

So adorable in our fire hats.

Wow, they have some serious tools.

Time to try on the Jr. Firefighter suits.

Um, does it get more adorable?!?

And this guy got his suit on and started walking off! I guess he was ready to go get some fire fighting done.

Everywhere you looked there was something cool to see...even up!

We checked out the bomb squad station.

Got to see a firefighter relay race.

And picked up some treats for Ember, too.

Next, the fire truck was open! No one was shy about climbing inside.

Especially this guy, who took off over the seats!

Somebody's feeling special!

"You grown-ups go do what you want...we'll be right here."

Then Teigen spotted the "Come spray a fire hose" activity!

And I simply watched in awe when Jack went right up for a turn all on his own! He didn't even ask if it was okay. He just walked over, waited for the fireman to notice him, and then listened closely as the fireman explained how to hold and aim the hose.