1 Alarm Breakfast

We are so lucky to have a such a great fire department in our city. Last year we had a winning bid for breakfast at the fire station followed by a ride to school in a fire truck!!! Awesome, right??? We decided to save it for Jackson's birthday present from us. We lucked out and was able to schedule it at Station 71 with Captain Purnell's crew. They did an amazing job cooking a delicious breakfast. The kids loved the tour of the station and getting to use some of the gear. Emmeline became a paramedic and practiced taking our vitals. The highlight was hearing over the city wide radio system having the dispatcher welcome us to 71 and then they announced there was a "fire" at Alamo school. The kids got to see how fast they clear out of the dining room and head to the trucks. All three kids were able to ride to school and they even had a chance to "put out the fire" in front of some of their classmates. It was a special morning - one I hope they never forget.

Lil Ninja

Oh my... my part time work is really feeling like a full time job this year. I am going to try an not complain because I love my job and the staff I work with so much, but it has made it tricky for me to find time to blog. And the fact that Apple has not updated the Blogger app is killing me. I am just proud that I got these posted before his 7th birthday.
Well, the birthday boy wanted a Ninjago themed birthday party. It was a little hard for me to get on board, but I did. I don't know what I was thinking have a ninja party at my own house with a bunch of 5 and 6 year old boys. We had ninja stars for them to decorate and throw, chopstick competitions, pin the ninja mask on the sensei, and of course a pinata for them to karate chop. It was a crazy and fun day for a little ninja.