January 21, 2011
Samuel’s preschool had a fun field trip planned for a little tour of our community. They had prepared for it, and talked about it lots. Samuel was very excited! First up was the best part . . . the Fire Station!! Samuel got to climb onto the old firetruck and give it a beep before we were greeted by Fireman Ben. He showed us around the station and we got to wave to some other firemen. Sam was in the back, but he didn’t stay there for long. After a few minutes, he had to be reminded to stand back a little bit. He was just so excited.
Then Fireman Ben talked about fire safety and different tools. He pulled out the smoke alarm and asked, “Does anyone know what this is?” Samuel and Owen both immediately covered their ears. Fireman Ben laughed and said, “I guess you guys do!” The coolest part was when he started putting on his fire gear. Sam was giddy. “Hey, I already have fireman boots!” Ben thought that was cool. Fireman Ben explained about each piece as he put it on. By the time he got his helmet on, Sam was about to bounce right through the roof with excitement. When he was all dressed up and started talking again, Sam said “He sounds like Darth Vader!” We had to leave quickly after that, so with a high five for Fireman Ben and a quick peak at the biggest fire truck, we were on to the library.
Point of fact: There are no red fire trucks in Springville.
We got to the library for story time. We’ve been there several times before on our own, but it was still very exciting for Sam to be there with his preschool friends. With our huge group, and the normal group that is already fairly big for our teeny tiny library, it was packed!! I couldn’t even see Sam the whole time while O and I sat in the back. Story time was about snowmen. They had a darling snowman puppet and tried to find him the perfect nose. It was a lot of fun. When it was over, there were marshmallows, pretzels, and M&Ms for the kids to make their own snowmen.
After a snack and potty break, we were on to the Police Station. Sam was quick to point out, “I’ve been here before! My mom had to pay a naughty ticket. Remember that, Mom?” Officer Joe came out and showed us around. First was the dispatch center. It was nice of Sam not to point out that’s where his Mom had to call when she locked the baby in the freezing car at WalMart. Then we got to visit a detainment cell. The kids all thought it was pretty cool to go to jail. Officer Joe even put hand cuffs on one of the little boys. After that, we went out to the garage to see the motorcycles and squad car. Joe turned on the lights AND the sirens. Even with lots of warning, my boys were wearing out and they were NOT happy about that. Sam got a quick sit in the back of the car before it was time to hand in our preschool name tags and head back home.
We had a great morning learning about our community, and Sam had lots to report to his Dad that night. Later that afternoon when he was out with Mormor, he pointed out the fire and police stations. I think he really enjoyed it!
