Bracken was so excited to visit the fire station this week. We checked out and read almost every book our library had on firefighters. He asked hundreds of questions and imagined what he'd do if the firemen let him help put out a fire. One morning he was busy at work with couch cushions and blankets making a fire truck. He started to get frustrated when it kept falling apart, so he asked for help. He had something very specific in mind. As soon as I started helping him, all the firetruck necessities were announced. "It has to be red. We need a hose. And a pick axe! We need one of those pokey tools they have in the book. We have to have a siren too." He was so cute and excited as he ran around the house, grabbing Brian's lab goggles, digging through the legos to find his tiny ambulance siren, piling couch cushions and asking me to call a friend to borrow their firefighter costume. We made a fire house. His homemade fire truck and fire house have provided days of fun!
Chandra and Bracken ate snacks, exercised, and "slept" in the firehouse (because that's what real firefighters do) waiting for the alarm to go off. As soon as they heard it they'd jump out and put on their gear as fast as possible (including a water bottle Bracken had me tie to his back for an air tank). They'd race to their truck, turn the keys and turn on the siren. In the mean time I had to turn the fire house around to turn it into the burning building, and put a doll and a couple of stuffed animals inside for them to rescue. They used every tool, hose, and special lego-made water gun to put out the fire. They were so serious about each emergency, and so darn cute! I love my children's imaginations.
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