Let the Construction Begin

So, the construction on the new Fire Station officially began this summer. Previously, we had been looking at a nearly condemned building. The fire trucks and ambulances have already been stored in a large tent structure (see below) for over a year and the firefighters and paramedics that are on duty have been living in portable housing even longer.














They finally tore down the old building and we were even invited to the ground-breaking ceremony. We regretfully declined - Sean and I were both working that day. It has made for great entertainment for Ethan. He LOVES trucks. Trucks, trucks, trucks. He shows us the trucks. He hears the trucks and runs to the window to watch the trucks. Or he hears the trucks and says, "truck?" like 'did you guys hear that, too?' So far, the only irritation the construction has been was a couple of mornings when they were cutting down some trees (I know, [gasp!] - cutting down trees?!?! and so close to hippie, tree-huggin' Eugene?! :) - I swear it was like 6:45am, but it was probably closer to 7:30am and I just wasn't up yet! Other than that, it's not bad.














One thing I would like to do soon, though, is to take over some goodies and let Ethan meet the guys (and girls) that drive/ride in those fire trucks that he loves so much. He even has a fire truck t-shirt that his great-grandma got him that he can wear. I think he would get a kick out of seeing the trucks up close and I'm sure the crew wouldn't mind meeting one of their littlest fans! We feel a little safer living across the street from the fire station, especially with our adventurous little Ethan. And they kinda keep an eye on us. A couple of months ago, when the Honda stalled in the center of the street, perpendicular to traffic, they came right out to help us push it back into place. So it would be nice just to show them our appreciation.