Big Trucks

This morning Punky and Buddy visited a construction site and got the chance to ride a bulldozer, dump truck and excavator.   One of the contractors that Daddy works for had a family open house.  They gave the adults orange safety vests and the kids orange hats to wear.  There was a bounce house, a sand pile to play in, and a picnic lunch.  It was a perfect morning and such a fun experience for the kids.  Buddy was excited to see the "big trucks".  It'll be fun to see if he becomes more interested in playing with construction trucks now that he has rode in them! 

We had to take a tractor hay ride from the offices to the construction site.  Our first stop was the dump truck.  Punky even got to steer!  Some of the other kids did some off-roading, but Punky kept their ride pretty tame. 

Next we took a ride on the bulldozer.  The cab was too small, so Punky and Buddy had to take turns.  Punky went alone, and I thought Buddy might be scared to be alone so I squeezed in with him.  He had such a big smile on his face; he would've been just fine riding by himself.  They both enjoyed honking the horn! 

The excavator was the next stop.  This time we let Buddy go by himself.  The kids got to move the levers and scoop up two big loads of dirt.  It looked like fun!

While we were waiting in line, Buddy started digging in the dirt.  Good thing there was a sand pit for the kids to play in!

Our final "ride" was on the front loader where they got to move a pile of dirt.  It was already close to nap time, so we quick toured the fire truck and grabbed a yummy lunch!  It was a really fun day!