The difference between men and boys. . . .

I have often heard the phrase "The difference between men and boys are the size of their toys", which is true in our family.  Doug has never out grown the love of trucks and tractors, even though he has become an adult and a father.  When he was little he played with Tonka trucks, back then they were built out of sturdy metal and could move small mountains in the sand with ease. Now he enjoys driving his semi-truck and running tractors for the church farm or neighbors who need his help. On his trip north to move houses he had the opportunity to work for his cousin Wesley moving dirt to flatten out a steep hill that Wes wants to plant potato's on in the next year or so.  Doug was back in his element in the seat of a tractor, moving dirt and working with other men who also hold his passion. 

Doug and his brother Mike posing in front of the  tractors they were operating.
They were pulling scrapers to haul the dirt from high spots and carry
it to low spots in the field.  They also pulled land planes that leveled the ground.

This is the field.  In the distance you can see the dozer pushing dirt down,
and the scrapers are pulled by tractors and dozers also moving dirt down
to level the field. 

These are dozers that are also pulling scrapers.

Our nephew Logan who is four really likes the big trucks and tractors
like Doug does.  He is shy around most people, but not around Doug. 
When Doug was running up north he would stop in Pocatello where his sister
Katie lives and give her kids rides in his semi-truck.  On this day Logan came
down and rode with Doug in the tractor for about an hour.  Doug let him
"drive" for a bit to help him get entertained and he was very excited.