RDU is Cool

My brother, Robert, is a Raleigh Firefighter and we like to take Josh by the station to see his "Dude" when we go to town. Josh likes visiting Dude at work. He spends time testing out the fire trucks and asking LOTS of questions about what this does and what that does and why that thing is round or red or moves. He likes playing with the weight lifting equipment at the station and gets a new RFD tattoo out of the visit. :) Robert is so patient and takes time explaining how everything works and lets Josh "drive" the trucks and turn the lights on. Josh is very blessed with awesome Uncles (and Aunts!). :)

Dude & J-Dub

Robert has a friend who works at the fire department at the airport. He made a call and got permission for us to visit that station. It was really neat. I had never been that close to airplanes before (besides being in one) and Josh was fascinated with all the equipment. We visited the observation deck at the airport so Josh could see the planes taking off and landing. He really enjoyed watching them come in and go out.

They gave us a ride in their special fire truck and we got to spray some water on one of the runways. It made a loud noise every time right before the water came out and Josh jumped every time. :) He said "That scared me! Do it again!"

After a quick trip on the insanely huge fire truck they have (seriously, I've never seen a firetruck that big) the firefighters got word that the plane carrying the University of Miami's football team would be rolling by soon. They were coming into town to play UNC. They invited us to hang out and wait so we could see it. Some of the guys had never seen a plane that big in all the years they've worked there.

It's so hard to believe something that big can fly in the air! I don't remember how wide the wingspan is but it's impressive.