A day at the firehall

Quinn with the fire hat on. She really did not like it, but managed to get one photo anyhow...
Hayley, however, LOVED the firehall. She did everything that she could - at least twice. Here she is with all the turnout gear on. It weighs 70 pounds - that is 15 pounds more than her!!
Spraying the house. She is leaning back due to the pressure, if the fireman was not there, she would most likely be on her butt!!!
All the gear again. Boots and all.

On Saturday our local fire hall had an open house, with tours in the firetruck, hotdogs, games and everything. The girls and I thought we would check it out. Little did we know that we would easily spend two hours there, trying everything out. Hayley LOVED it. She was the first one in line to ride in the truck, spray the hose, run the ladder, try on the gear, use the "jaws of life" on an old car, spray a fire out with a hand held hose, drag a body, use the ax, and the list goes on and on...... Quinn was content to eat a ketchup bun and hold my hand. I think that she was in awe of all the firemen in the gear! Or maybe that was me.....

We had a great time, and a wonderful way to stay in touch with our community. Plus, as a bonus, it taught the girls a bit about fire safety, although I have to admit, ANYONE looks good in a uniform coming in to save me.....oops, I digress again.....