We had The American Red Cross and a local fireman/paramedic at Cub Scouts tonight for the boys to earn their Emergency Preparedness badge.
The fireman was trying to teach the boys not to be scared if they were to come in the house looking for them.
Our Scouts thought he looked like "Darth Vader", and was the coolest person they'd ever seen.
But the fireman wanted to make sure Kyle and Reed wouldn't be scared.
How cute is this?
And if you're wondering:
A. How am I in the picture?
and
B. Why is Reed barefooted?
Well, one of the Scout dads is a professional photographer, so I handed him my camera for the night. And Reed left the house wearing his red cowboy boots without socks. All Texans know no socks and boots don't mix. Unfortunately, Reed only lived in Texas about a year, so he didn't learn that lesson. On the other hand, he does know that you can't walk in snow in tennis shoes.
Surprisingly, Kyle was even willing to go see him!
And you might recognize that little face hidden under there.
2 comments:
I didn't even THINK about teaching kids not to be afraid of all the firefighter garb. Norah would probably freak out if Darth Vader came into her room to save her. Good idea!
I love the picture of the firefighter holding your son. That's a great idea to help children not be afraid of firefighters. My son was fascinated with firemen when he was three years old. We checked out every fireman book in the Portland library probably twice.
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