Big Truck Days

I took the kids out to Big Truck Days in Herndon. We went one day after preschool so we got there about 1:30 which turned out to be a great time. It was not crowded and we had either no wait or only had to wait for one kid to have a turn. One of the men working there said they might not be able to do it next year because of budget cuts. That would be too bad for all the kids who love it. I think this was our fourth year going.

Lydia is dancing in this picture.

The kids loved "driving" all of the different tractors.

The climbing up and down was also fun.

Notice the snow plow on the front of this bobcat. It seemed that most of the equipment had signs that said it could be used for snow plowing whether it was a dump truck or some type of tractor. I don't remember the signs mentioning snow plowing that much last year. Either I didn't notice it or they didn't mention it. I am sure they used every piece of equipment they could this past winter to move all the snow.

Wesley had to try out hanging on the back of the trash truck.

Look how serious he is about the roller.

Wow, doesn't Lydia look small in the big dump truck!

More fun "driving."

See, no crowds during nap time.

At first Lydia couldn't get the traffic light to work. She was pushing the lights on the controller instead of the little switches.

Most of the equipment had signs detailing what it was and what it does.

Lydia in the tree spade.

They had water, lemonaid, cookies, and chips for the kids (and moms). I was really surprised that Lydia remember the racoon from last year but he wasn't there this time. On the way out to Herndon Wesley was talkng about all of the trucks and Lydia said, "Remember I was afraid of the racoon last year?"