trucks and school buses

Sierra has developed this LOVE (read: obsession) with all trucks and buses. i'm not really sure how it all started.

she used to point out cars and then once she learned what a truck was, there was no turning back!

- if we're inside the house and she hears one drive by, she stops what she's doing, points towards the window and yells "cahhhhhh" (truck is not an easy word to say! this was originally her word for "car", but now is how she says "truck")

- she now likes to add that the trucks are big. it usually goes something like this "cahhhhhh, cahhhhh, biiiiiiig". she puts her hands together like she's praying when she says "biiiiiig" - super cute, but don't know why! sometimes she says it in the right order and will proudly shout "biiiiiig cahhhhhh"

- that little finger is ALWAYS pointing when she declares that she's seen a truck

- as soon as the truck is out of view, she desperately signs and shouts "mowww, mowww, mowww" (more). i calmly explain that mommy cannot make the trucks appear, but that she'll have to be patient and look for more. haha, as if that helps! she just wants to see trucks, one after the other ...and of course she doesn't want to be patient!!

- one 4 hour car ride (just mommy and sierra) up a very busy interstate was filled with pointing and shouting in such excitement as we passed a LOT of big semi-trucks. while i would have loved to chat about something else, at least it kept her entertained for most of the trip  :)

- school buses are now equally as cool as trucks! we try to watch for them pass our house in the mornings and then if we're out running errands when school lets out.

- "apaa, apaa, aaapaaaaaa" is usually the way she referrs to the school buses. have you noticed that she can't just say it once?! i guess that's how she shows her amazement and excitement - by shouting the word and saying it over and over and over...it's precious and i love it.  :)

i'm going to have to study up on my trucks so i can start to tell her what each kind is - especially with the construction trucks that we see almost daily. and that is super cool because they are working with dirt, rocks and concrete!

i don't know if this is common for little girls or not, but i sure didn't expect it! with her greatest obession still being babies, she's certainly not a complete tomboy  :)