I wish I had a camera

As construction continues on the road to our neighborhood, we have to find many different ways out, in order to get to town. If we are going to the west side of town, we go the easy way. If we are going to the east side of town, we have to take the hard way. It's not really all that hard, just long and twisty. We have to snake through a neighborhood behind our edition. We end up driving for five minutes to get to a street less than a 500 yards from our house. With all the construction, there is also alot of heavy equipment. Backhoes, pavers, fuel trucks, and whatever the little brush cars are. R3 is quite observant, and during his many rides in and out of the neighborhood he sees some of his favorite characters from Bob the Builder. It is a wonderful show that he watches in his down time. As Sara would pass the backhoe, on the way out, he would say "Can I give Scoop (the backhoe) hugs and kishes?" Sara would say we'll do it soon.

We got permission to go see one at a friends house, but I never have time to go by there. Last night I had just a little time before dusk to take R3 for a little bike ride. So I set up his little trailer, mounted up, and he, my wife, and I set out to see Scoop. Fortunately, Scoop (a backhoe), Mac (a Mack fuel truck), and Rollie (a paver) were sitting lined up, right in front of our edition. I got off my bike, took R3's helmet off, and took him out of the trailer. It was really something special to see the amazement in his face as he saw his heroes sitting there in the flesh. He looked around and smiled real big. He then looked at me and asked, "Can I give Scoop hugs ans kishes?" I said sure. He walked over, like he would to NaNa or PaPa, and gingerly bent over and hugged the step that towered over him. He then followed that up with a sheepish kiss. His little faced blushed, then beamed with glee. He repeated the little scene with Mac, and Rollie. It was really touching, ans so sweet, Sara and I kinda had a hard time not tearing up. When he was satisfied, he got back in the trailer, donned his helmet, and we headed back home.

I don't know for sure, but under the metal and dirt, I think I saw those big scary machines blush a little...