Since last week went so well, we decided to do it again this week. We picked fire trucks because this boy is FASCINATED with fire trucks. Well, everything except the noise.
We went to the library again and checked out books on fire trucks, fire fighters, what to do if your house is on fire, and how to prevent fires. We also got to go visit a fire station thanks to our good friend Christopher. It was SO HOT outside, but he let us look at the trucks, climb on the trucks, and he even put on his fire gear for us. Jessica and her two sweet boys joined us at the fire station for the "tour". :)
We had the best time "driving" the truck, seeing all the cool tools, and testing out all the equipment. But do you know who I think enjoyed it the most? My husband. :) He was like a big kid that day. He asked a lot of questions that he probably wanted to ask back in second grade when he visited the fire station, but never got called on to ask.
Emmett has been talking about it since we went, and I can tell he had a good time. We wrote Christopher a thank-you note and colored a fire truck picture for him, and then we mailed it (see, combining the two weeks). :) I feel like I'm doing my part to enrich him (including fussing at him to put down the rocks and look at the firetruck, damnit) and to give him those hands-on experiences, and I hope it helps him to put the pieces together. And I'm having fun, too. :)
