The Big Dig

Over the weekend, we had the amazing opportunity to spend the day with the Carrier Builder Family, a local builder who generously donated The Big Dig as an auction item to raise money for the local elementary school.  Marc and I attended the fund raiser, and bid on this prize, knowing that our boys would absolutely love it!  And we were so happy to be the big winners!  We got to spend about 2 hours with Pat the Builder and his brothers, Danny and Johnny, and they showed us all the trucks, loaders, and other equipment that they use to move dirt and build houses.  The kids got to ride around in all the machines, learning about construction and getting to dig and move lots of dirt.  The Carriers had planned a very fun day for us, and the boys loved every minute of it.  The highlight of the afternoon was the race to uncover 2 orange rocks buried under a big pile of dirt, and both of the boys did an amazing job running the little excavators and finding the rocks.  It was a fun, friendly competition between brothers, and they just loved it!  For me, it was amazing to see that little boys can figure out very quickly how to move the excavator scoop, and so fun to watch them have a great time doing what little boys love best -- playing with dirt!

Getting ready for the Big Dig!  Look at all the cool construction trucks!

Peanut with Johnny the builder!  So fun to drive the excavator!

Can you see Bugaboo's face?  He's so excited to be on the big front-end loader!

He's all smiles!  According to Bugaboo, this was the "best day EVER!"

Can you see Peanut's face?  He's a bit nervous to be in the giant excavator, because it's on top of a huge dirt pile!

Relaxed and happy *after* excavating the dirt pile.

Here goes the excavator race!  Who will win???

You might be surprised to know that an 8 year old boy can run an excavator, but here's a photo to prove it!

Here's Bugaboo moving a dirt pile -- he was concentrating so hard, but got the job done!

Bugaboo in the giant excavator, having a blast!

Dad didn't want to be left out, so he got to drive the dump truck and an excavator, too!

What a fun day!

Trying to lift a big rock, just to prove how strong he is!

Their work is done, now -- what an amazing, fun, super-cool day!