Fire House or Fire Station?

So, apparently instead of saying fire station I call it the fire house and Tyson always thinks that is funny. I was wondering why the other day and then it hit me - I read the book Clifford The Fire House Dog to Reed all the time. So, that solves that problem. Phew :)

Reed and I went to the Dunn Loring Fire Station with a play group from a different ward. I was actually pretty excited myself because I never remember any trips to the fire station. So, we packed up our stuff and were on our way. Reed did not like it as much as the 4-year-old kids that were there, but he was still entertained.

We learned about the fire truck and what the firemen wear when they go out. Right in the middle of the tour they actually got a call about a fire. So, the kids got to see the firefighters in action. So cool!!!

While they were gone, we learned about the rehabilitation unit which is used for the firefighters. It is a van that shows up after a while and checks the health of the firefighters. We also saw a rescue truck, like an ambulance. We got a tour of the inside of the fire station and by the time we were done, the other firefighters were back with the fire engine. The kids got to walk through the truck and I even snapped a few pictures :) Overall, a fun time.

Reed's favorite part was finding a small statue of a firefighter and "honking" his nose (one of his new favorite things to do) and playing with the firefighter hat he got at the end of the tour.


Going in the back of the rescue truck

The rehabilitation unit

Reed contemplating going in the rescue truck - he decided against it.

Apparently it's a fire department, not a fire house nor a fire station! Ugh, I am so confused....

Reed "honking" the firefighter's nose

He actually did get in the actual fire truck!

But, he would not sit down on the seat...

The kids who went, minus Reed. Instead, he went over....

here and sat by himself. Too much craziness for this little guy!

The hat!

He loved putting it on backwards.

He was smiling, but the wind kept blowing his hat off. So, this was the best we could do :)