Matthew's Field Trip

Matthew's pre-school class had a field trip today to the police and fire stations, and I was able to go with the class. He was so excited to go, he could hardly stand it this morning. They visited the police station first and took a tour, listened to the officers talk on the dispatch radio, looked through the "funny" glass in the interogation room, and heard the sirens on the police car. Here is a picture of their class. Matthew is the 7th from the left.

After their tour of the police station, they headed next door to the fire station. Uncle Doug would be proud to know that when the fire chief asked if anyone knew what type of truck it was, that Matthew raised his hand and said "this one is a pumper truck and that one over there is a ladder truck" of which he was pretty close to being right. This was Matthew's favorite part and he was so attentive to the chief while he was explaining about the hoses and pressure gauges. Then they had the chance to sit in the fire truck

and to put on the gear (which Matthew raised his hand and said "I got to put on all of Uncle Doug's gear and boots and helmet too. It was heavy.")

and to spray the hose!
This was one field trip that I am sure he will not stop talking about!