The Boy Drives

On an 11-day vacation, Dude got to drive . . . a lot!

He got to drive an airplane . . .

This is the exact same plane Hubby learned to fly in. Pretty cool!

Dude got to drive a golf cart . . . I have no picture of him in it because I was not yet in MN, and he and Grandpa went out to have fun by themselves.

Dude to got drive a 4-wheeler . . .

We spent an awesome day with Grandpa on the 4-wheeling trails in Black River Falls, WI. Dude technically isn’t supposed to be able to drive until he’s 16, but I was sitting right behind him, and it was Grandpa’s 4-wheeler - so we let him. He did awesome and had a great time plowing through the mud puddles getting us filthy!

Dude got to drive a canoe . . .

. . . and pull his sister along behind him in an inner tube! What a good brother

Dude got to drive an inner tube . . .

He was quite resourceful if you ask me

He got to drive a pontoon . . .

I don’t have a picture of him actually driving, but I promise once he got back on the boat he convinced Grandpa to relinquish the controls for a little while.

Dude got to drive a GINORMOUS remote control airplane . . .

That guy owns the plane, and many others. He spends his time going around the country and Canada flying his planes at model airplane shows. He was awesome and let the kids have a shot at it.

And last, Dude got to drive a fire truck . . .

He only got to drive it a couple inches . . . while it’s cool to have a Grandpa who was a fireman forever so he gets to take the fire trucks to the local parades, it would not be cool if they scratched the brand new fire truck that has never yet been to a fire After the couple inch drive, we all walked the parade with the truck and threw candy, which is always cool for the kids. And since the fire trucks are first, we got out at the end and sat on the curb to watch the rest of the parade and rake in candy.

I don’t know about you, but I’m 37 and I still haven’t driven all those things!

Lucky little turd, he is.