I remembered to buy ear plugs for all of us, but in a classic move, I left them in the car. The boys quickly learned to plug their own ears. Of course, they were mostly interested in getting a snack, but I said that had to wait for intermission. The beginning of the show was a lot of talking and revving of alcohol-fueled engines. However, as soon as the first truck launched off of the junk cars into a monster wheelie, Owen practically jumped out of his seat screaming with excitement -- mission accomplished.
 |
There was no jet-powered quad bike, but there was a jet-powered golf cart that heated up the entire arena. That was sweet! Intermission included a pretzel, popcorn, and soda, so Ethan's mission was accomplished. The second half of the show dragged on a little as the trucks raced across the cars. However, the second half did include a (lengthy) show by Megasaurus! This was of course Owen's favorite part. It was quite enjoyable to watch the hydraulic jaws literally tear a car in half.
 |
| Megasaurus |
When we got home, Owen and Ethan didn't think it would be a very good idea to crush Mommy's van with my own monster truck (as Owen refers to my Jeep). I'm guessing that we'll be revisiting the Monster Nationals in the future.
Posts
I rode past the Assembly Hall on the way home from work Friday evening while they were unloading and assembling "Megasaurus" in the parking lot. I did a double take, asking myself, "Did I just pass a tank?"
ReplyDeleteIt looks like truck-a-saurus may have gotten a nuclear upgrade. Also, I think that they just take the same jet engine and cram a different chassis on it every year. Let me know next year I could be down for some THUNDER THUNDER THUNDER.
ReplyDelete