Touch a Truck

I know it's confusing, but the child in the orange shirt in these pictures is actually James. :)

We went the annual Touch a Truck event on Sunday, our first time there.  It was really fun!  They had tons of vehicles set up in a huge parking lot, and the kids could get on and in them.  The boys got to "drive" a bus, see a helicopter take off, sit in another helicopter, go in a firetruck, and sit behind the wheel of a race car.  The race car was Mattie's favorite; we were on our way out, but he really wanted to do it, and despite the line, we didn't manage to talk him out of it.  And he's still delighted about it today!

James was quite at home at the controls of the backhoe, and both boys liked climbing up and down the ramp of the tow truck.  And even though with the sun and the pavement it was probably too hot to be wearing long sleeves, neither of them complained.  :)


P.S.  We called Grandpa B to wish him a happy birthday, but he wasn't home.  Matthew said that we should eat some cake.  Then he said that he wanted to get a present for Grandpa.  I told him that was a good idea and suggested that he could draw a picture for Grandpa. Mattie replied, "I think we should get him a toy car!"