On Isaac's birthday, I scheduled a tour at the fire department in our neighborhood. The firefighters were incredibly nice to our kids.
They let the kids go through the pumper truck to the other side.

Then all the kids got to hold the ax. What mom asked to hold it? Lisa, was it you?

The firefighter put on all of his gear very slowly. He didn't want to scare the kids and kept saying "don't be scared."

He said the gear plus ax is about 60 lbs, plus the hose weighs about 40-50 lbs when the water is coming out.

He asked a couple questions: What do you do if your clothes catch on fire? Cal yelled out, "Stop, drop and roll!" Then he asked, "What do you do if you are in a smoky fire?" Cal answered, "Crawl!" He just had fire safety in school last week. I take no credit for my kid's knowledge. But I was still proud.

Emily and Alex

Jess, Sammy and Freddie. Sammy, the sleep-deprived boy who is refusing to sleep, got a little freaked-out when the firefighter started getting out the gear. But he quickly calmed down.

Laura and Mado

We went to McDonald's Playland for lunch.



Matthew

Laura and Kate (Sara's daughter. I had her for the morning and she loves to cuddle. So we just pass her around.)


Cal and Hannah with their cones.