Nothing like the smell of diesel in the air...

The trucks were monsters, the engines were revving, and the Cline familia was PUMPED! It was time to take the boys to their first ever MONSTER JAM!! It's a rite of passage that all little boys must experience in life. Their time had come...the young grasshoppers must learn the ways of the diesel world.

We surprised them by taking them to the show Friday night and the boys were beyond excited. So we decked them out in some official monster jam gear and we were ready to go! All in all, it was an awesome night! The trucks were crazy-big, smashing all over the place, and flying through the air...so cool to see in person. They even had a giant robot dinosaur that ate cars and breathed fire....talk about BADARSE!

{Cutest boys at the Monster Jam!}

{Me and my Boo...}

{GRAVEDIGGER!!!! Coolest truck EVER!! Mason LOVES him!}

{He was just a wee-bit excited....ya think??}


{El Toro Loco is Boogie's favorite! You mess with the bull, you get the horns!! }

{Now that is bad-friggin-arse...enough said.}

{Megasaurus was mega-awesome!! Boogie LOVED this!!}



The only hard part of the night was seeing this....

{Sensory overload...breaks my heart to see him shut down.. :( }

The loud noises, bright lights, and crowd were a little overwhelming for Boogie. It hurt my heart to see his smile fade and his sensory take over. There were definitely parts of the night where he struggled to make it through and I could just see his anxiety radiating off of him. Luckily, we were able to put some of the therapy tools we've learned to good use, and were able to calm him down. And while he had a few rough spots, he did LOVE watching El Toro Loco and Megasaurus. AND he did have a blast with his big brother, which was super cute to watch.

Plus we got to end the night on a good note, by getting to meet and hang with all of the monster truck drivers!! The boys thought this was the coolest thing EVER and have proudly hung their autographed pennants in their room for all to see.

{Making friends with the drivers!! So cool!}

{An autograph and hang out sesh for a few select fans...}

I have to say, it was pretty fun having a boy's night out!! As much as I missed Little Miss Presley, it was so fun to just bond with the boys. I can't wait to take them again next time!!

But I guess its only fair we even out the playing field and have a little girl's night with the Little Miss...looks like Disney on Ice is coming to town....WE'RE SO THERE!

Happy Wednesday Amigos!!!