Day 31

Went to the Fireman's Museum in Hudson today.  I didn't have high hopes for the kids being interested, but what with October being Fire Safety Awareness Month, I felt we should do something related.  It turns out that the kids had a great time.  There were several activities that they really enjoyed including the bucket brigade, in which they had to get a certain number of balls, or 'water', into the burning house (weight controlled?).  They tried it just running on their own and then in a line passing the buckets to see what the difference would be time-wise.

There was information on the Fire horses, magnetic timelines of firemen and fire engines, there was a play area that had a display that lit up hazards in the home. 
They also had a few sections that surprised us as there were musical instruments in one section, and a siren, bell, and other noisemakers in another.  Too late, we saw the sign that said not to do them all together, but it was fun anyway.





Luke driving the firetruck





One of the highlights for the kids was dressing up in the firefighter's gear and getting into the trucks.  They have a huge warehouse full of trucks that the kids can get in!  They really enjoyed it.