Touch a Truck

First of all, Amanda is doing much better. She has this yucky ear goo but I understand that it is normal (as normal as you can get) for ear infections. She has had a good few days and although we have to clean her ear on a regular basis (which she does not like), she has been in a very good mood. Lets hope that this can finally be done!

On Sunday we took the kids to an event called "touch a truck." The local United Way had brought about 50 different types of trucks to a big parking lot at the Orange County Government Center. My cousin Erin was visiting from Georgia and she and her boys, Patrick (4) and Kamu (18 months), joined us. The weather was nice and in the upper 70's. The kids got to climb on a ton of different vehicles. They went on an 18-wheeler from toys r us and got to pretend to drive. They did get to pull the air horn which was not fun for all of the parents standing around. Imagine hundreds of kids all wanting to pull the cord! After the truck, they climbed around an ambulance. Amanda loved it so much that she cried when we told her that we needed to leave the ambulance for the next vehicle. The favorite of the day had to be the school bus. They were so excited! Amanda buckled herself in to the seat while Aidan jumped in to a seat with Patrick. They were so cute and they all kept rambling about how they couldn't wait until they could go to school!

There were so many vehicles to see and "touch." The Orange County Choppers had a bike there and there were military vehicles as well as large construction items. We spent a few hours until it was getting hot and very crowded. The kids were all starting to melt down so we felt that it was a wonderful time to call it quits and head home. I think they all had fun and we may very well do this again the next time around. This was the first annual so hopefully it was successful enough to bring back next year. I'm sure the kids will like it even more in a year from now!

I took a few pictures. I'll see if I can find time to get them off of the camera and on to the computer!

Edited to add: here are a few pictures that Taryn took on her cell phone. I haven't figured out the placement and editing so I hope they're OK.



Aidan in the Toys R Us truck



Aidan, Amanda and Patrick


Amanda in her favorite vehicle, the ambulance!


Amanda's 2nd favorite, the school bus. She actually buckled herself in the seat and then couldn't get out. Aunt Taryn had to help her out here!


Ah, cousins :) Aidan and Patrick in the school bus.