Police Showcase at Mic Mac Mall

Today was so much fun!! Bill and I took the girls to the mall so they they could shop for Mothers day, but we found so much more to do! On the bottom floor of the mall, they were hosting their annual Police Showcase. It was awesome! There was a member from every single law enforcement department, from Search & Rescue to Vehicle Inspection to Emergency Response Teams(ERT) and so on.

When we walked up to the area the showcase was in, the girls were super excited!! For those who don't know already, Ayla has been telling us for the past 2 years, that she is going to "be a police". She absolutely LOVED being able to see all the different departments there were. She said her favorite so far is being a motorcycle cop. Madison and Ayla made sure we went to EVERY single booth! They have a pile of colouring books, pencils, pamphlets, magnets, etc. to prove it!

The ERT guys had the bomb disarming robot pull the girls around in a wagon....Haha. It was pretty cool. The forensics guys had a pretty awesome booth too (By the way, when I say "guys" I usually mean both men and woman, it's just easier to say guys than to try and remember who was at each booth). They had footprint casts, evidence photos, etc. The guy who was there gave the girls each a balloon with their fingerprint blown up on it. They also had their fingerprints taken. They got to handle a grenade(fake obviously) in one of those boxes with the gloves attached to the side for reaching in. It was funny to watch because their hands were way too small for the gloves.

We got to see a lot of weapons that the police use, as well as confiscated weapons that have been found in the Halifax area. It was pretty scary to see some of the weapons they have seized. What was just as scary, was some of the homemade weapons that had been confiscated from prisoners. If only they used that inventiveness on good things. I was pretty impressed.













We talked to Search & Rescue, Victim Services, CN Railway police, Sheriffs, etc. There were a few vehicles inside that the girls were allowed to sit in. They thought that was pretty cool. Then we went outside to see the other vehicles. They had everything! The Mobile Command Unit was pretty cool. The horse was awesome and so friendly. There was one sheriff truck that was huge and had room to transport 16 people all in separate single or double cells. Although Ayla wanted to spend most of her time with the Military Police...Haha. Those guys loved them! They were letting the girls talk through the loud speaker and wanted to pose for a pic with them. The girls were climbing all around their car and the guys just laughed. 

All in all, our 20 minute shopping trip took about 2 and a half hours....Haha. It was a good day though. It's always nice to find fun things to do on the weekend with the girls. I wish Jayden would come along too, but i get that she's just too old to hang out with family on the weekend :( One day she will love it again :)