Things that start with "fire"

Recently, Madelyn has been preoccupied with all things starting with the word "fire."  During the 4th of July she was beside herself with anticipation to see the fireworks, until they actually happened and she insisted on going inside with Daddy where it was safe.  She was so worried that fireworks were going to happen again that we told her that they wouldn't happen again until after Daddy's birthday (since that is July 3rd).  Now if she talks about fireworks she lets you know that there will be no more fireworks until after Daddy's birthday.  (Justin pointed out that there can be fireworks on Labor Day, at Parades, the State Fair, etc...but I didn't think it was worth worrying Madelyn about...)

She is also very interested in fire trucks and fire hydrants.  When we took a walk tonight she told us that when the fire trucks come the water comes out of the hydrant.  She seemed disappointed that we couldn't see it in action :)  However, when she says fire trucks she doesn't say the "tr" sound as clearly as it could be, and often it sounds more like an "f."  It can be a little startling if you aren't expecting it.

Madelyn is looking forward to visiting her Mommom and Poppop and hopefully getting to visit the fire station and fire trucks again (which she told them tonight when she skyped with them).  Since I never did post the fire truck pictures from Christmas I thought I would share a couple of them tonight.