May
2008
The Summer of Diggers, Diggers, and More Diggers!
The boys, as many boys their age do, LOVE diggers and construction vehicles of every kind. This summer our neighborhood will become a little boy’s heaven when the city descends upon us to re-do our sidewalks and all the street lighting. Today, the boys and I took a walk to the mailbox a few streets away. This happened to be where EPCOR has just started to work on replacing street lights and putting the wiring underground. We passed several Bobcats, a backhoe, 2 dump trucks, and a flatbed truck. About 1/2 a block from the mailbox we came across 2 EPCOR guys walking our way. They asked if we had some time and if we wanted to watch the Bobcat at work. Well what mother in her right mind would pass that up? At least not this mother. So even though they weren’t quite ready to start work on the spot where we were, the guy in charge (who apparently remembered what it was like to LOVE diggers so much) had the Bobcat brought there instead. The boys got to watch it scrape off the top layer of soil and then take the dirt off to the dump truck. Afterwards they were allowed to play with their diggers in the dirt. At the same time the guy in charge was explaining to me how they get the new electrical wires underground and telling me all the great things the city has planned for our neighborhood. The best thing is that this is going to be happening for most of the summer on different streets around the neighborhood. Pretty soon they will get to our street and all we’ll have to do is watch out the window, if the boys will find that satisfying enough after watching them work up close. It should be a fun summer around here!
It’s so funny… Most people are annoyed when construction is being done in their neighborhood, even if they like the new underground wires and fresh sidewalks and all, just because of the parking problems, early morning noise, dust, etc that goes along with all the construction vehicles… But I forget that through the eyes of 2 three-year-old boys (and their grateful parents!) a 3-month summer construction project is the darn close to the greatest thing that could happen. Let the effortless entertainment begin.
aah, remember the days before being the mother of little boys when you didn’t know the correct names of all construction vehicles
next time your out in the ‘burgh, i’ll have to get you and the boys out to my parent’s house so they can have a ride on the backhoe. it’s one of Caleb’s favorite things to do with his Papa.
I think a ride on a backhoe would be about the best thing they could ever imagine!
eh? what’s a backhoe?
(I guess I have to wait til chris is 2.)