GARBAGE truck open house

Oh my goodness!

So we went to the Harbor District's Recycling open house this morning up in LA. When I saw the flyer for this event, I marked it on my calendar (this was like a month ago) because Max LOVES garbage trucks. {his 2nd bday was a "stinkin' garbage truck party"} Anyways, I couldn't wait to go! Here's what we did!

As I am ALWAYS early (it's a disease), we were the very first people there, this is the kids so excited to see the garbage trucks...ok, they're recycling trucks but the look and do exactly the same thing! They were both sooo anxious!

We got to climb in EVERY truck (even the poo sucker that Max didn't want anything to do with because he was afraid he'd get sucked up the hole...by the way, I asked the guy what that truck was called (not pictured) and he said a poo sucker was a pretty good name...ha ha love it!

We were able to flip any switch we wanted...we made some crazy noises with the trucks, and Max got to interrogate the super-intendant of LA sanitation about what everything does. He LOVED it!

We were the ONLY people there, so we got all the trucks to ourselves, and all the garbage guys to do cool tricks and show only US how things worked. So cool! Early bird gets the worm, right?

Roll-off truck...I actually always wondered how those big dumpsters got up and down off the truck...pretty cool.

Max is very wary of loud noises...but can't get enough.

oh, Ivy got to get in, too...she WAS there!

We COULD have worked the arm...but instead, Maxer just wanted a demo. I think he was nervous the arm would grab him, so I had to hold both kiddos while the guys did the demo. It was awesome.

still plugging his ears.

this was the mini truck...Max's fav

another mini...and another demonstration. still ear-plugging

yep, still pluggin' 'em

OK, enough with the trucks...as if that wasn't cool enough. Then we got a bunch of recycled stuff...a ruler made out of sawdust. crayons made out of soy, we got to choose a plant (we chose a cucumber, wonder why?) and got to plant it in a recycled container to take home. I enjoyed that we watered it with evian water. hee hee and then they gave us a large gallon bag full of COMPOST. Maybe that's gross, but I was thrilled, and can't wait to go mix it in with our strawberry garden!

played cool games where we won two mini recycling bins...awesome! and then we had a picnic lunch...and it was all freeeeee!

seriously...