A Visit to the Fire House in Abu Dhabi

60 pre-schoolers and a surprised fire department are an interesting combination but, hey, we're in the UAE...So everyone just rolled with it.  The fire fighters quickly came up with a plan to show the kids a great time...And once all the drivers found the station we were able to have some fun.

Charlie and Jack know how to pass the time while waiting for a plan to come together...They just decided out of the blue to meditate for a few minutes.

Finally, we got to see the good stuff.  Even try on the uniforms!  This was worth the wait.

It took a few minutes to get the water to come out of the hose...so hopefully, this was just a fluke and they have better luck during a real fire.

We watched the ladder go sooooo high.

Then we got to go up in it!

Look, there's Big Red!  She looks good from up here.

This final group photo was a bit like herding cats.  The kids were tired and ready to leave but every mom there wanted her own shot of the group.  So, about 20 minutes later...this is the best we got.