We Love BHPD & LAPD

A couple of weeks ago, the Beverly Hills Police Department had its annual pancake breakfast and open house.  The boys were so excited because they love pancakes and Beverly Hills, not necessarily in that order.  Anywho, we were quite excited to pull up and see all the vehicles from the standard police cruiser to the SWAT vehicle (we event went inside of that one).  The boys were happy to wait in line for their pancakes that were catered by the Beverly Hilton.  Let me tell you, free pancakes, any free pancakes, are great, but these were restaurant quality pancakes.  Nicholas even got to try their chocolate chip pancakes.

After breakfast, we headed off to see the exhibits.  John was quite intrigued by the police dog.  It was some sort of Belgian breed, but his partner spoke to him in German.  I always tell Maureen that you can speak to any dog in German and it'll understand.  Since a tour of the police station was on the menu, we headed up to take it.  This was a great tour because it took us all over the place from the shooting range to the actual jail.  John is fascinated by jails, so he was particularly excited to visit.  We got to see the drunk tank, a real jail cell, and the padded cell where they put the violent criminals.  We also saw that there was only a drain where they can go to the bathroom if they need it.  The boys didn't quite understand, so we didn't push it.  All in all, it was quite a nice visit and we warned the boys that this is the only time they should ever be in a jail.

Today, we headed over to LAPD's Wilshire Division for their open house.  We went there last year, so we thought it would be fun to go again.  This year, the boys participated a bit more than last year.  They particularly liked the trailer that simulated a 3.5 magnitude earthquake.  They liked watching the stuffed animals fall down.  They also liked the special Mexican popsicles this year.  Last year, they both said, "Ewwww, those aren't popsicles."  This year, Nicholas probably got his first serving of fruit in a long time

when he ate the strawberry paleta.

Another benefit of going to this open house is the free Pink's hot dogs.  Thanks to the Pink Family for donating their wonderful product to such a great experience.  It's always good to have a Pink dog, but it's even better to have a free Pink dog.  We skipped the tour this time since we took it last year and the boys didn't want to wait for it, but we did check out Reed & Malloy's crusier from Adam-12.  That's always a hit with the boys and me.

As we were leaving, John affirmed his desire to be a police officer.  Nicholas chimed in that he wanted to be one as well.  John pointed out that Nicholas wanted to be a daddy artist, but we told him that he could be a daddy artist police officer.  It's good to have dreams.