Everything Trucks & Firecracker Pants

Did anyone make it out to Come-See-Me's Everything Trucks event last weekend?  We were there in full force.  At Everything Trucks, children were invited to climb aboard all different types of trucks, sit in the driver's seat, and honk the horn.  McCord has never been so enthralled!  We saw a firetruck, a cement mixer, a forklift, a UPS truck, a gigantic crane, a front loader, a moving truck, a Coke truck, and lots of other trucks that I can't even imagine what they do!  I couldn't resist posting these photos of McCord.  I hope to have some of these blown up to make a canvas collage wall in Mc's bedroom to accompany the tractor canvas.

Also, I've been doing a little bit of sewing for McCord.  I made the seersucker pants and onesie that he's wearing in these photos.  I forgot to get a good picture of him modeling them but you can kind of see how they fit here.  I found this free pattern online at Made - it's so hard to find a pair of pants that fit Mc properly, and this pattern does the trick.  Plus it's easy and I totally recommend it to any of you out there who are interested in making something for your 2-3 year old.  It's a great beginner pattern.  I'm seeing some madras print pants in Mc's future.

Here's the booty shot - I put a High Cotton tag on the back of the pants to keep them from looking so homemade.

Grilling out with friends before the final Come-See-Me festivities: band and fireworks at the lake.  What a lucky guy Mc is to be the only guy dining with these lovely ladies!  Gesticulating with honeydue on a fork  is one of his flirting tactics.   Not sure how effective it is though...

Bo and Chap and McCord and his Kindermusik buddy Winn.  Two tired babies!  We were trying to stretch them out to see the fireworks.    

 Since Mc wore these to see his first fireworks show, we've been calling them his "firecracker pants."

We are so thankful for our town's volunteers who put together the Come-See-Me festivities.  Here's a quick video I shot of Mc watching fireworks for the first time.  It was one of those simple moments - just the three of us watching the dramatic display.  Sheer amazement on Mc's face and excitement in Bo's voice.  It was like magic.