Same spot, same temperature, but even more fun!

After a poorly timed rainstorm last Wednesday, we got to the parking lot in Maynard for their annual library and police sponsored truck event on their planned rain date.  And boy, what a difference a week makes -- today was 88 degrees and painfully sunny! But that would never deter such devoted truck fans like us :)

Dagny was happily sitting in the shade of the stroller (since she still isn't too interested in driving these big trucks, just watching is good enough for her) and Finley basically pulled me across the street to hop into the first truck.

We've been to lots of these types of events, but today was our first ever mailtruck!

A big dump truck.

 A mini-excavator.

 Steamroller.

 Highway lawn mower truck (not official name, just my best guess).

Finley also took turns hopping into a street sweeper, a stretch limo, and a...garbage truck! It was hot, really hot and lucky for us the ice cream truck was parked nearby and giving out free ice cream novelties!! Finley picked a big green popsicle (rainbow inside) and I chose a push up one for Dagny.  We rolled over the shade to get in line to ride the "train" that's pulled by a tractor which Finley remembered from last year as soon as we parked the car.

Life is good, huh?

 

 Finley eagerly climbed into a carriage and showed Dagny and I were to get into the carriage behind him.  Dagny wasn't so sure about this, but seemed curious.

We all had a great ride and I think Dagny almost enjoyed it!

 We spent just less than an hour on the pavement in the heat and I was relieved that things were closing down by the time we were ready to head out.  We were pretty sweaty, but the smile on Finley's face was absolutely worth every bit of it.  As soon as we got in the car, Finley asked when this would happen again and I said next summer (When I'm five??? he asks.).  Hard to believe a whole year has gone by since we were at this toasty, truck filled fest --

http://findingfinley.blogspot.com/2013/07/trucks-in-heat-wave.html

I think we had even more fun this year and I think it's because both kids were a year older and it truly feels like a playdate being out with the two of them - fun, silly, and always memorable.