Big Trucks

Saturday after soccer we checked out the Big Trucks event at neighboring Palatine.  We've read books about trucks, and certainly driving to our daily adventures (I mean activities) we encounter all kinds and sizes of trucks.  This was a great FREE event for the kids to get in to the trucks and see them up close, safely.

 tow truck

 mixing truck

 school bus seat.  When Josh sees a school bus driving down our street or when we are out and about he screams "Coo Baa".**  Recently he's even been able to identify when there are two or more.  So smart he is.  

Josh and Colin, though they probably won't be riding the school bus together until middle school, when they certainly won't be sitting.  Gosh, so un cool.

that's me and Josh driving the bus.

fire truck

a truck that provides home restoration services, must have been free advertising for them to come, but look, the back of the truck is so much fun to run around.

the only time and part of a police vehicle I hope I ever see Josh in.  Well, maybe he could be a law enforcement officer, but that would be at least 20 years away.  

Garbage truck.  also an exciting vision on our street twice a week. ***

**One day, when Jared came home and was asking Josh what he/we did that day, Josh kept screaming what sounded like "Cuba".  Vehemently.  Jared had to come down stairs, laughing, asking me what Josh was saying, because certainly, we didn't go to Cuba that day.  Ends of words and the letter s don't quite come out yet, so "school bus" sounded like Cuba.  Obviously.
***Maybe I never saw the garbage truck when I was growing up, but they can drive STANDING UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK.  So cool.