A FOUR YEAR OLD FIREMAN

We celebrated Tyler's 4th birthday today (a week early) and it was a blast! We invited a few of his close friends for a tour at the Woodstock Fire Station and then some treats and gifts at our house.

We all met at the fire station at 2pm, just in time to see one speed off on a call. It was actually the last one there, since the others were at a large fire nearby. Just our luck, I guess! But, the ladder truck was back in no time and once everyone arrived, we began our tour. First they gave all the kids helmets and stickers, then they took us through the fire station and showed us where they work, take classes, eat, watch t.v., etc. They even demonstrated the fire pole! YES! They had one of those, too! After that part of the tour was over, they took us to the main garage where they keep the trucks. All the kids sat down on the floor while one of the firemen demonstrated how they quickly get dressed in their gear when they have a call. Then, he went through a fire safety lesson, in which the kids were able to participate. It was too cute! Once they were done with that, they had a free-for-all on the firetruck! They got to climb inside and out and play with the lights and gear. Tyler accidentally set-off the sirens (leave it to the birthday boy to do that, and I tend to believe it wasn't an accident), which they were trying to avoid due to how loud they are inside a garage! After many pictures and laughs, we finished up our tour, thanked the firemen and left them with some yummy goodies. What heros!

Once we left the station, we had everyone back over to the house for some quick treats and gifts. It was a perfect party!