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Every year, during the last week of June, we would go on a mini family vacation. It was always something fun for the boys and not too far of a drive. In 2018 we went to Diggerland. It was definitely more hyped up than it was, but still a lot of fun.

Honestly, it was a boys’ playground… much like Eddie’s shop. He actually didn’t even think we needed to make the trip to the park because “we have our own Diggerland right here” he joked of the shop. He was right. Every tool and machine you could imagine, Eddie had it. Even from a young age, the boys could name all of the machines and tell you what each one did. It was very important to Eddie, that they knew how to use the appropriate machine or tool to fix a problem. He wanted them to be successful in anything they chose to do, but more importantly…self sufficient. Luckily, I know that with the army of support I have, the boys will still learn all of these things.

In this picture, Eddie convinced the driver of this ATV to let him take the wheel for the ride. He reassured him that he had driven them before and knew what he was doing, which he did.

As soon as Eddie turned the key, that thing went faster than it had all day. The dust was flying all over. That ATV was being driven like it was meant to be. The poor kid in charge of the ride, was holding on for dear life. I don’t think he expected a ride like that. I was cheering them on. Everyone in line was hoping Eddie would take them out too. Through it all though, in the distance you could hear Eddie laughing his contagious laugh. The boys were having the time of their life. Their excited smiles, said it all. It was awesome.

I loved the fact that Eddie was the “take charge” type. It made me feel safe, no matter what the situation was, he had it under control. I knew that he wouldn’t let anything happen to us and that everything would be okay. This is all still true, it’s just happening in a different way.