For those of you who don't know, Ellie has been obsessed with excavators since she was one. "Excavator" was one of her first words, although she'll tell you that she also likes bulldozers, front loaders, and bobcats. Because of this, she's been thrilled with the road construction right outside our house this summer.
A few weeks ago, they finally got around to digging up the street right in front of our house. Ellie and I sat out front on lawn chairs to watch. A really nice worker, Mr. Blaine, offered Ellie a ride in his excavator! (I'm still not sure if that was legal, but it was awfully nice.) It took Ellie an hour and a half to work up the courage to sit on a stranger's lap.
I expected Mr. Blaine to just let me take a picture and then keep working, but he kept Ellie on his lap while he filled an entire dump truck! Note her intense, concentrating expression. What an experience. I can't wait to do this scrapbook page!
5 comments:
Welcome to the blogging world. It really is fun to put some good memories down. I have to admit that I accidentally rejected your last comment on our blog and can't find out how to undo it. So, hopefully you won't do the same to us!
ellie is my kind of girl! love the pictures!
Way too cute to even explain. I am so proud of her and glad that she was able to have that opportunity. Love you both.
Love the pics! I don't think I could ride in one of those even now - way to scary. :-)
ok, so you haven't written since Tuesday...
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