And then the fire alarms go off....

so I didn't put this into my "story about our vacation"... but this definately made it "interesting". So, we were staying on the 24th floor of the building. It was sunday afternoon, the girls didn't get to take a nap becasue we got back tooo late... and so we were "just hanging out" in the condo. The next thing we know, the fire alarms start going off and across the loudspeaker it says "a fire emergency has been reported. Please remain calm and wait for further information". So, we figured it was "just a drill" or a "false alarm". Well, after a few minutes, we see the firetrucks pull up to the front of the building (we could see it from our balcony). At that point, the announcement went to "please evacute the building. Do not take the elevators." So, we all threw our shoes and coats on, I grabbed the girls blankies and cups, my purse and started down the 24 flights of stairs. As we were going down the steps we could see some smoke on one of the floors... so we knew we had to keep on going. As we got to the lobby, the firemen were walking through with all of their tools... and it was a surreal situation. A few mintues later, they gave the all clear. It turned out that someone had burned food in their kitchen (all of the condos had full kitchens) and instead of opening the door to the balcony, they opened the one to the hallway, hence the smoke. So, there was "no real danger"... but boy was it "exciting". But on the bright side, at least we didn't have to climb 24 flights of stairs with the kiddos in our arms!!!!