Preschool Field Trip: Pump It Up

Lucky Sydney girl had two field trips in one week! Lily's Pad Learning hosted their trip to Pump It Up the day after we went to the fire station. Surprisingly Sydney was scared, even though she has been on bouncy slides numerous times. Honestly I think she was feeling a bit hesitant because big sister Seoul wasn't there to be with her. Although she runs at 110 mph, there is a bit of timidity hiding in there. She went enthusiastically up the big slide, but then sat up there and cried. Poor girl. I climbed up and went down with her. Then she was off and running... at least on that particular slide. I had to go up one more slide to help her out. She played mostly on her own. Sierra was extremely timid and couldn't really do anything on her own. James just had fun wandering around, although he tried so hard to be a big kid and climb everything. Good times!

I love this girl, and I'm so glad to have the opportunity to spend time with her!

Preschool Field Trip: Fire Station

One morning we went to the Fire Station to get a tour and talk to the firemen. They were so great at talking at the kids' level and keeping things moving right along. The kids got to look around the fire station and see where the firemen/firewomen eat, sleep, watch tv, and work out. I'm not sure if they were intimidated, but they were all surprisingly reserved. Then they got to go into an ambulance and fire truck. One fireman talked about emergency procedures and then showed them piece by piece the gear they have to wear. He kept them entertained. It was a lot of fun! Then we hit DQ for a yummy treat... but I was the only mom that got her own ice cream cone ;/

Just yesterday (2/3) we saw a fire truck in a waiting area near our house. Sydney said excitedly, "I see our friends! They are the men we saw at the fire station!" So fun to have that memory.

Thanks for coordinating this, Jessica!