Future Fire Fighter Turns Four

Emergency! Emergency! We have a 4-year old in the house! For the last 6 months, Charlie has been saying, "When it's my bir-day, I'm gonna have a fire engine bir-day party!" Our little guy loves all moving vehicles, especially ones with loud horns and sirens. We live near a fire station, so we hear the sirens often. Charlie always runs to the window hoping to catch glimpse of the engine whirring up the road. So, we weren't surprised by his request to spend his birthday with a fire engine. I made a little visit to the fire station and let them know that my little guy would like nothing better than to come visit the fire station with his buddies. Without hesitation, the fire fighter said "Sure, we'd love to have them! I'll leave the guys a note." So, the big day arrived and we headed down to the fire station where we'd meet up with Charlie's party guests and the fire fighters, of course. Well, wouldn't you know it! Some guy in town went and fell off his ladder right as we were supposed to start the party and, you guessed it, the fire fighters had to go and be the heroes that they are. One of the fire fighters left at the station assured Charlie that barring any other emergency, we could come back in an hour or two to tour the station. So we made some emergency decisions of our own, and walked the kids to the near-by park for other party festivities. We returned to the station after celebrating with a fire engine cake, dalmatian (cookies and cream) ice cream, presents, and play time. The fire fighters were glad we returned and treated all the kids to a deluxe tour of the station and even the fire engines. It was a great time and such a fun way to celebrate our little fire fighter!