the fire station

this week dottie's school went to visit a nearby fire station. it was on a day that dottie doesn't attend but everyone was invited and we jumped at the chance to check it out. as i have written about before, dottie have loved her "chief" hat for the last year or so and often wears it on outings and around the house. she of course wore it on the visit! the fire fighters were so great with the kids. they let them go in the fire truck, hold the hose while the water was squirting out, slid down the fire pole for them, got dresses up in their gear, etc. dottie was absolutely taken with the whole thing and has been talking about it nonstop since the visit!