The Babes and I visit the Police Station

The babes' preschool class scheduled a field trip to the local police station. We had quite the tour. First was the police dog demonstration. 

Cheeks, an all-around pet enthusiast (heaven help us when she gets older and realizes all her friends have pets except us) was just about the first in line when they offered to let the kids pet Jake the police dog. So gentle, so enraptured was this little girl. Boy Howdy, on the other hand was very stand-offish. Interested, but super shy. Once the line had dwindled and a final offer was made he mustered enough courage to pet Jake. The police officer said he liked being scratched, so Boy Howdy took one hooked finger and gave Jake the tiniest of scratches before retreating back to the safety of my legs. (Well, at least we have nothing to fear from his pet affection.)

Next we did a tour of the police facilities, most of which was lost on these little guys. They even let them look into thermal imaging cameras and night-vision cameras. I'm pretty sure the parents were way more interested than the children. What did interest them was a paper bag full of their very own stickers and coloring pages (with various PSA's) and finally a beanie baby they got to pick out themselves. The stuffy was just about the only thing my children talked about for the rest of the day. So if the police officers wanted to buy my children's affection - objective attained.

Next we went back outside for a tour of our police officer's SWAT vehicle that the kids even got to ride.

And finally, they got to take their turn sitting in the front seat of a police squad car. I think their faces say it all. What impressed me most was how well all of children did waiting ever so patiently in line for their turn. You can tell their preschool teachers are working so well with the kids if they can teach my little butterfly of a girl to stand still in line until it's her turn (she was one of the last kids).

Overall the kids did really well at the police station, so we celebrated with a Jamba Juice and Great Harvest followed by a trip to the library for some new books. Good job Preschool!!