Two weeks ago, Adelaide's preschool class learned about F for fire. Angela, the mom, did a whole lesson on firefighters, fire safety, and fire trucks. And this week, she set up a visit to the Marietta City fire station No. 51 which also has a small museum attached which houses fire trucks from 1921, 1929, and 1879. We had wonderful guides--Firefighter Steve and Heck--who clearly love being firefighters and giving tours to young kids. Firefighter Steve was great with the kids. He obviously has kids of his own.
We started in the museum before heading to the actual fire station. We invited all the preschool groups to join us so we had a large group. One of the moms--a professional photographer--took a few photos which she shared with the group. (I cannot claim responsibility for all these photos, especially the good ones.)
Like this one of sweet Louisa. I love that you can see Benjamin smiling (though a bit blurrily) in the background.
They even had firefighter Amanda dress up in all her gear (all 50 pounds of it!) and show the kids that they are the same person inside their gear and not to be afraid of firefighters and that they are your friends.
They even let the kids (and moms) have a chance to sit in their brand new fire engines.
Benjamin was SO excited to sit in the fire truck. He did not want to get out.
All the kids got their own fire hats and badges.
Here's all the kids who came on the field trip. I'm surprised that even the babies sat for the photo. You'll notice that Landon, who has a little crush on Adelaide, is standing right next to her.
And here's our massively large group. I had no idea the museum even existed but I'm so glad we had a chance to visit. We had a great time and the kids LOVED the firefighters and fire trucks.
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