Tour of Fire Station No. 1

Taylor has been saying she wants to be a firefighter when she grows up. She even had the local firemen visit her school with their truck. We also have a couple of friends that are firefighters. Several months ago, I talked with one of them and asked if there would be a good time to visit her husband's fire station. We finally got to go a couple of weeks ago and Taylor LOVED it! 

Taylor and Andi getting ready to listen to the fireman.

Andi was very attentive during this part!

All the gear!

Then, we got to go see the firetruck!

The fireman explained all the parts of the truck to them!

Then, they got to ride around the block in the truck! 

Then, we watched Mr. Derek and Mrs. Katy climb the ladder and it lift them over 100 ft!

 

And, it swung them to the side!

Then, all the kids got to put out a "fire"!

 A BIG THANKS to the fireman at Tuscaloosa Fire Station No. 1! Taylor had a blast!

Zoo!

Before I went back to work, Mom, Hilary and Andi came up and we all went to the zoo. It was another nice day in January, about 70 degrees and we had a lot of fun! 

Ready to see the animals!

"Are you going to take pictures all day?"

The elephants were playing! I won't tell you what they were doing when we first walked up!

Rhinos

Sweet baby Andi!

Anteater

Andi out!

Lioness

Train rides are so much fun!

Finally got Andi smiling!

Taylor was trying to touch the birds...

Instead, she scared them all away!

She kept telling me she wanted to go on the slide and the ropes. Even though I told her there wasn't a slide at the zoo, she insisted there was. I finally asked a worker, and he pointed me in the direction. Sure enough, she was right! My friends, Heather and Steve, had taken Taylor to the zoo with their daughter while Leah was in the hospital and she remembered it from their trip.

We went for ice cream after we left the zoo. Taylor had a wonderful day and it was good for me to get out of the house. Plus, spending time with my mom, sister and niece is always fun!

Andi's Here!

My newest niece arrived on August 30, 2012! She weighed a whopping 9 lbs and 3 oz!! My sister is a rock star for delivering her! 

Shortly after delivery

The whole fam with their newest addition!

Love her so much already! 

Taylor is smitten! 

Already a HUGE Alabama fan!

I just had to post this picture...Josh did a great job taking pictures of his new daughter, but the sleep deprived Daddy spelled her name wrong in some of the pictures! 

Hilary's showers

Hilary and Josh's friends threw them a couple's shower and played some really cute games! The first game was for the guys. They had to drink, um, apple juice out of baby bottles and see who could drink it the fastest. Unfortunately, someone had purchased slow flow nipples for the bottles and it took FOREVER!! 

Then, the women competed to see who could name the most baby items contained in brown paper bags. I missed two out of ten, but one was because I don't have a baby boy!! I couldn't have known what one was (a pee pee, tee pee??)! 

Finally, the couples competed together to feed one another blindfolded. I think Josh needs to work on his feeding skills before Andi starts eating!! 

5 minutes of sucking down apple juice!

Passing around the bags of baby items

Feeding each other pudding!

I think Josh needs some practice before feeding Andi food!

I love this picture of Hil and me! We're both preggers, you just can't tell with me yet.

  

Then, my aunts, family friends and I threw Hilary another shower for family and church members. I'm still waiting to get pictures from that and will update soon.

I would say I can't wait to meet baby Andi, but since I'm posting this so late, she's already here and just as precious as she can be!!