A trip to the firehouse and police station

My Dad is a Lo. Co. Firefighter, so I always thought I was "too cool" to go to the open houses they hold at the firehouse. :o) (on a side-note, in elementary school I'd always be pissed off on the day they'd bring the firetruck over to the school, b/c my Dad could never be there...they sent the volunteer staff over...that was a bummer) Bruce's dad, Mike, is a retired DC Detective, and now he works over in South Riding at the Safety Center. They were having an open house on Saturday AM, and Mike thought the kids would enjoy it, so we decided to take a ride over.

We couldn't get over the turnout they had! I guess kids DO love firetrucks and all that jazz! They had a moon-bounce, Kid ID Station, you could go through the trucks, ambulances and police station. It was a fun little trip for the kids!

We got to meet a K-9 named Mr. B...he sniffs out bombs and had the softest ears. Here are the kids checking him out

and then Chase finally got the nerve up to pet himAddy loves trying on hats! She'll try them on but never wants to keep them on...it was pretty windy so she couldn't keep her hat on straight.
Chase getting to snoop around...he is so nosey!

And last but not least...Miss Addy putting out the vibe.