Firefighter pancake breakfast

Greyson invited us to join him and his neighbor Kelcy to a Sunnyvale Firefighter Pancake Breakfast this morning.

When mama told me we were going to a fire station this morning, I became very motivated. While mama and dada were busy getting everything ready, I decided to get myself ready. (unprompted) I got a pair of socks, put them on, got my shoes and put those on - all by myself. I also grabbed my fire chief hat. You gotta bring a fire chief hat to the fire station! When I finished, I announced that I was ready to go.

Dada brought our firefighter rain jackets so we could wear them while we were there. Turns out a lot of other kids also had the same idea.

After we ate pancakes and sausages, we got balloons. Then we stopped by a tent about what to do if you catch on fire. I already learned what to do at school: STOP, DROP and ROLL. They had a mat on the ground so you could practice. Kelcy, Grey and I were not interested in practicing - even though mama, auntie Char and the nice lady working the tent encouraged us to try. The nice lady gave us a STOP, DROP and ROLL sticker anyway. Afterwards, I told mama I'm only going to show her my moves at home.

We found dada and Mason in line for a dress up and water play activity. We could wear kid-sized Sunnyvale fire fighter gear - hat, jacket, pants and boots - and then shoot water from a real firefighter hose at a pretend fire. It's a kid's dream come true! The line for the uniform was long and not really moving. Since I brought my own jacket, the firefighters said I could go shoot water from the fire hose without standing in line for the real gear. Woohoo!

Thanks for inviting us, Grey! We had a great time!