My brother Bill's a Fireman Brave cause he puts out fires

Matthew's preschool was a co-op this year; the moms took turns teaching/hosting and year-end festivities. I arranged a field trip to the local fire station but Matthew threw up at 2 am the morning of the excursion. He was sad to miss it, so I rescheduled with some other friends from church.

The firefighters were great to give us a tour and let the kids turn on sirens, horns, lights, etc. We went all over the firehouse and they answered our many questions. Matthew and I enjoyed trying on the protective gear.

Just a little short

"This gives me a headache!"

There were 30 new recruits going through "Fireman Kindergarten" who were happy for a diversion. Females are accepted into the program if they can lift and drag a 250-lb dummy. (Don't look for any women from our family anytime soon.)

Overall, it was a fun, educational, and free outing. We made them some cookies to say thank you and they were very grateful. We highly recommend it!