Fire Station Birthday Party

On Saturday we got to take the kids to one of the best birthday parties ever. It was at the fire station where their friend Jackson was born two years ago! It's one of those amazing birth stories you'd see on TV, but the little guy was in such a hurry to get out his parents didn't make it to the hospital and pulled into this fire station just a few minutes before he was born. The firemen there have kept up with little Jackson and even offered to open the station for the first time to a birthday party so he could celebrate. Naturally, the boys were thrilled at the prospect of fire trucks and cupcakes. All my pictures came from my camera and I didn't even get one of the birthday boy, but I captured a lot of the fun.

I didn't realize this little boy's parents weren't there with him and couldn't figure out why he was in all our pictures!

The kids got to climb all over the trucks so it was little boy heaven.

Let's wait a few more years before you take that out for a spin, Ben...

We got to see the jaws of life and the hydraulic cutters for car accidents and lots of other cool equipment. Matt and I were just as excited as the kids to see a lot of the things.

The kids all got to take turns with the hose.

These guys were SERIOUS.

Matt was the lucky volunteer to put on all 80lbs of equipment. It's amazing what firemen can do with all that extra weight.

The kids were all enthralled.

Fireman Matt came to say hello once he was fully equipped.

Ben did a little demo of Stop, Drop, and Roll that he remembered from school. He must have learned it the day he came home to ask how long it had been since we checked the batteries in the smoke detectors. How is it he can remember that but not remember what he ate for lunch?

After all the fun in the firehouse, we went inside for pizza and cupcakes. What a great time! Too bad it's not a regular event there because I know Ben and Alex will probably be asking for that kind of party next summer.