Dozer Day

Today we went to Dozer Day in Camas, Washington with Mike, Emily, and Cameron. Here are Luke and Cameron sitting on a hydraulic excavator.

I wish I had taken more pictures to do justice to what a cool event this was! Basically, it's like a fun fair at a rock quarry and the "rides" are heavy construction machinery. Kids can climb all over the machines and can sit on the lap of an operator and drive bulldozers and excavators.

Cameron and Luke had a blast. The event was totally packed. We estimated at least 5,000 people were there but everything was so well organized you really didn't mind the crowds.

Here is Luke sitting in the claw of the excavator.

And here is Luke sitting in the cab of a firetruck. Look at the smile on his face!

The other time he glowed like that was when we rode the Articulated Hauler. Basically, it was like a hay ride but instead of a wagon you got to sit in the bed of a dump truck.

We didn't wait in the long lines to operate the machines, but there was so much other stuff to do. Like digging in the sand, of course. And crawling through big black plastic pipes. We literally had to drag him away from that.

Finally, Happy Birthday last week to Daddy! The big 4-0. Luke was very excited about the candles, the birthday cake and singing the birthday song.