TRASH TRUCK!

So, my mom bought Munchi these two videos on clearance from Target she thought he might enjoy. One was all about construction vehicles, and the other all about vehicles used in the city (i.e. trash trucks, fire engines, street sweepers, etc.) We do not usually put on videos for Munchi (not because we don't watch TV but because we are lazy. No model parenting going on here). But my mom was pretty excited about them, so we let him watch them at her house when she bought them..... Seriously, the excitement never ends. My kid is ADDICTED to the trash truck video. He asks for it all day ("TV watch trash truck." "See trash truck now") We have been letting him watch it once a day (occasionally twice), which just fuels the fire. I heard him talking about trash truck in his sleep last night. This is how bad it has gotten. And the worst part is the video shows trash and more trash and then even more trash. It follows the trash truck to the transfer station, where they dump it and squish it and the compress it to move it into a big rig. Then they show the big rig take it to the dump. And we get the pleasure of watching the big rig dump its load (which literally looks like it is shitting trash). It even shows the sea gulls eating the trash. Every time we watch it, I am inclined to cover my nose, because I keep expecting the hideous smell.. And my favorite parts are them talking about the things they do to cut down the smell. I HIGHLY doubt these things make a big enough difference that I would not throw up in my mouth if I was there. But Munchi loves it, and I love him, so I endure.

When I no longer can handle trash truck, we watch the video about the construction site. Before trash truck came along, in fact, construction vehicles were all the rage in our home. He has four Tonka Truck books he carries EVERYWHERE with him. They are not small books either. And he insists on carrying all four at one time. He tantrums if he cannot have them with him at dinner time, or bed time. Another serious addiction. So, to fuel this fire, my mom decides we should take him down to see all the construction vehicles currently working at her church, building their new school. So yesterday, that is where we took him. I cannot begin to tell you the size of the smile on my child's face. He even got to sit in a front loader and pretend to drive it. BEST DAY EVER! (and not just for him! I think I was more excited than he was, seeing his little face light up.) Here are some pictures:

Notice the VERY big smile... This is when we first arrived.


He just kept saying, "wow!"
Future career??