Our town of Lexington has an annual Truck Day that I didn't want to miss this year. If ever there was an event for Owen, this was it. He certainly gave all the nice employees of our town a run for their money!
Owen was immediately drawn to the backhoe/loader first. Of course it had the longest line of kids waiting to get in, so it was quite the lesson for Owen to learn that he had to wait his turn. Once he got in, though, he was super happy to try everything out. The nice man even spun the seat around so that he could try out the backhoe controls. He sort of looks like he knows what he's doing! This was our first "truck" and Mommy's first lesson in trying to coax him out so that others could have their turn. Yes, I was that mother who had to drag their child out screaming. Lovely.
Then there was the not so popular Bucket Truck. Owen got in without a long wait, and again didn't want to leave. So Mommy got a little wiser to the game and pointed out some of the other trucks to see.
The ambulance was a pretty cool thrill. I love hearing Owen try to say the word "ambulance".
When it came time for Owen to sit in the driver's seat of the ambulance, he decided he needed to close the door in order to keep the other children away. This didn't go over so well with the medic who was monitoring things, but hey, you can't blame the kid for trying!
The guy at the Forestry Pumper Truck didn't mind him closing the door.
Then there was the beloved Fire Truck. At first Owen wanted to cheat the system and go to the side of the truck that was closed.
Then once he finally waited in line, he got his turn. Mommy tried to keep the nice fireman occupied by asking lots of questions so that Owen got maximum time in the truck...but he was still not happy about getting out. It was like I was pulling him from the jaws of life!
The police car didn't hold that much excitement for Owen...I guess because it's not a truck.
And finally was the police motorcycle...super cool!
Owen was immediately drawn to the backhoe/loader first. Of course it had the longest line of kids waiting to get in, so it was quite the lesson for Owen to learn that he had to wait his turn. Once he got in, though, he was super happy to try everything out. The nice man even spun the seat around so that he could try out the backhoe controls. He sort of looks like he knows what he's doing! This was our first "truck" and Mommy's first lesson in trying to coax him out so that others could have their turn. Yes, I was that mother who had to drag their child out screaming. Lovely.
Then there was the not so popular Bucket Truck. Owen got in without a long wait, and again didn't want to leave. So Mommy got a little wiser to the game and pointed out some of the other trucks to see.
The ambulance was a pretty cool thrill. I love hearing Owen try to say the word "ambulance".
When it came time for Owen to sit in the driver's seat of the ambulance, he decided he needed to close the door in order to keep the other children away. This didn't go over so well with the medic who was monitoring things, but hey, you can't blame the kid for trying!
The guy at the Forestry Pumper Truck didn't mind him closing the door.
Then there was the beloved Fire Truck. At first Owen wanted to cheat the system and go to the side of the truck that was closed.
Then once he finally waited in line, he got his turn. Mommy tried to keep the nice fireman occupied by asking lots of questions so that Owen got maximum time in the truck...but he was still not happy about getting out. It was like I was pulling him from the jaws of life!
The police car didn't hold that much excitement for Owen...I guess because it's not a truck.
And finally was the police motorcycle...super cool!
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