Fun Friday

We scheduled a play date with Kelly, John, and Eli Turanski on Friday that actually turned into a really fun adventure! We started by going to their house to play for awhile, then we surprised the kids by taking them to an open house at a Fire Station. Kelly had heard about it from another friend and we knew that Ronan and John would love it...so we went for it knowing that it could be kinda crazy. (:

It was so much fun seeing the looks on Ronan and John's faces when we told them where we were going! They were SO excited. When we got there the fire fighters showed us the trucks and gave us a tour of the station. The kids even got to sit in the firetrucks, so of course I took lots of pictures. (:

Griffin was really into the trucks. He kept pointing at them and saying "wow".

Griff in a firetruck.

John and Ronan
John and Eli

Ronan carried on conversations with several of the firefighters...it was neat seeing him so comfortable with them & also respectful. I tried to get Griffin to look at the camera in this picture, but he would not take his eyes off of this firefighter! (:

This guy was showing the kids what he looked like in his fire suit and what he sounded like with his mask on. They want to make sure that kids won't run and hide if they are ever in a situation where a firefighter is trying to help them. In this picture he is letting the kids come up and touch his suit. John was nervous about it, so Ronan is guiding him there and "helping him be brave". (:

When we left the fire station we realized that we still had some time to kill before the kids would need naps, so we picked up lunch and went to a park. Again, it was fun to be a little spontaneous and do some things that were fun for our kids...and for us too. (;