Dear Sis,

Today our local library had a special event called Touch-a-Truck. It is exactly as the name implies: trucks for kids to touch. William spent the entire 1.5 hours going around around to all the trucks. Going in his favorites a half dozen times of so. A local animal rescue had a van there with three kittens. He visited them the most! His next favorite was a vintage tractor from the 1930. I found out after the event, it belongs to the mayor. How funny to meet the mayor and not know it:) 

He also liked the ambulance, but I didn’t get a picture of that. He was very curious with the bed and the oxygen tank. Strange things to find in a vehicle:) 

The Army Reserve brought in a few trucks. He was very curious about them, but a little intimidated by the half dozen men in battle dress, so he only visited them twice.

The firetruck and ambulance were fashionably late because a truck took out a transformer and two blocks of power lines just a half an hour before the event. Did you know you don’t need a key to start a firetruck? It has an ignition switch!

Our old mailman, who was promoted to supervisor, so we don’t see him much anymore, was there with a mail truck.

Trenton Public works filled half the parking lot. They brought a dump truck, a backhoe, a street sweeper, a gater, a bobcat, and their brand new armed mower. Most of them were pretty chatty, so William spent a long time talking with them. They dubbed him cutest baby and said when he was around he doubled the cuteness factor among the guys:) 

This was one of our first pictures of the day. William still wasn’t sure how he felt about being picked up by strange men and put into giant vehicles yet. In about ten minutes, he would hold out his arms and say “up” when they asked it he wanted to get in a truck. Then the smiles came easily too. 

The gator was one of the only vehicles that was low enough to the ground for him to get into and out of himself.

It was a great event. After lunch, he slept a solid three hours. Poor boy wore himself out!

Love,

b