This morning, while dropping off Elliot at preschool, he asked, “Daddy, who’s picking me up today?” I said, “Me”, to which Elliot replied, “CAN WE GO TO THE MONSTER TRUCKS?!”
I forgot to write about this, but on May 1, 2022, we went to our first MonsterJam Monster Truck Show. It was in Colorado Springs at the Broadmoor. When we pulled into the Broadmoor, Elliot said, “This is the dinosaur place!” (We had previously been there to see the Jurassic World exhibit — while sitting in our car, driving through the parking lot during COVID-19).
Anyway, I told Elliot that the Monster Truck show wasn’t happening today. Then he asked why the show was so loud. I said, “Oh yeah, we had to wear headphones. Remember?” He asked why it was so loud. I said because the trucks have such large engines and are very powerful. “The tires?” he asked. “No, the tires don’t make noise. It’s the engine.”
I don’t think he liked the show very much because it was very long, slow, and the performances were quick. I think we sat in our chairs for almost an hour before any action started. Then by the intermission, when they had motorcycle stunts, Elliot was ready to leave. He liked the Scooby Doo Monster Truck a lot, but GraveDigger might have been his favorite because it did the best stunts.
Here are some photos from May 1, 2022.
