Evan has been going through this phase for quite some time where he is very interested in monster trucks. He has a friend at school who is into monster trucks, so he'll come home and ask me questions (usually when we are in the car) about whether a monster truck can crush this or that and whether a monster truck is faster than this or that. Of course, I DON"T KNOW! Look at me. Do I look like a monster truck gal? (Hoping your answer is "no".)
So, I heard an ad on the radio a while back for MONSTER..monster..monster JAM..jam..jam at the Georgia Dome and I told Corin that Evan might really like going to that because of this fascination with monster trucks. Well, as we do with a lot of things, we let it drop for quite some time. Then, the day before "Blizzard '10", Corin called me to say that the Monster Jam was this Saturday and did I want to get tickets for Evan and me. Tee Hee.
It was very sweet of Corin to think that I might want to get the credit for having the idea to take Evan to this event. And I'm all about spending special mommy/son time on dates. But, really? ME...? Take him ALONE...? To the Monster Jam...? Tee Hee.
So, I said we should talk about it that evening. Well, then the Storm of the Century hit and delivered a dusting of snow (that then melted and turned to ice, but, whatever) and we let it drop again. Until... UNTIL... 6 p.m. on Saturday night. I was downstairs getting ready to bread some pork chops for some "oven fried pork." I had my egg and milk wash all ready to go when Evan ran in and said, "Daddy said he might take me to the MONSTER JAM tonight!" And then he ran off.
When I began to investigate, I found Corin on the computer browsing Stub Hub for some tickets to the sold out Monster Jam that was starting in an hour and a half. He did find tickets, and because the Stub Hub office is very near the Dome, he was able to order them online and pick them up on the way to the event. Best Daddy ever!
He had a great time, and when they got home (at 10:30 p.m.) he was as animated as I have ever seen him.
"And then, the Batman one jumped over blah, blah, blah..." "And, then...THEN...the Superman truck caught on fire! It was SO cool!" "OH, and then, the one called...what was it called, Daddy? Oh, yeah - Escalade. It landed and it's wheel POPPED OFF! Can you believe that? SO cool!"
Here are some pictures of the various trucks, as well as Evan looking happy as a clam. Almost makes me wish I had been the one to take him. Well, no. Strike that. I'm happy just looking at the pictures and hearing the very excited re-cap.
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Many years ago, Jeff and I went to the Monster Jam with some friends. While it is very interesting, unless you are a car person, the recap is just as good (and much quieter). We actually considered taking Jonathan this year, but forgot about it. There is always next year I guess.
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