Later that very same day ...

Later that same day, Alec was treated to a full size tractor ride. At first, Alec had trepidations and declined to get on. Once he worked up the courage, his first words after climbing on were "this sure is a big tractor ..." Just moments later, I could hear him squeal each time the scoop rose and, sure enough, he declined to disembark (with conviction) when the time came.