I’m a part of a playgroup here in the Valley. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet other moms and to form friendships among our kids. Since we joined about a year ago, Caleb has thrived. He loves all of the great activities and has already made a few little friends. I honestly don’t know what I would do without this great group of people… probably just be really bored all the time… and I pretty much go crazy when I’m bored….not a good thing….

But I digress.

With the help of my friend Brad the Fireman, I set up a tour with one of the Peoria fire stations for a playdate. Even though Caleb is a little too young to fully grasp the awesomeness that is a fire engine, he still had a blast. And the older kids loved romping in and out of the three enormous fire trucks. I also think the staff at the firehouse had just as much fun as the kids. Who does’t like to show off their 1.5 million dollar toys?

One of those big expensive toys.

All of the mommies and their kiddies. (btw, this is about 1/10th of the whole playgroup)

The staff and the kiddies. Caleb is in the upper left being held by Brad.

Me and a tired little boy who refused to wear the cool fireman hat.

Driving the firetruck!

On another note, I finally broke down and bought a little point and shoot camera. Caleb’s childhood just wouldn’t be the same without the slew of average quality pictures. So be prepared for a lot more flashy, amateur shots, because I am never taking this baby off of auto.