Air Show

So, this morning I slept in (Thanks Jer!) and soon after I got myself out of bed - for fear that I would stay there all day - the phone rang.

Jer's mom was on the other end wondering if we wanted to go to the air show! Why, yes, of course we would like to go! The reason we hadn't planned on it was due to financial restraints... we can't have everything we want after all and unfortunately food for dinner is highly recommended on the priority list!

So we got ready and headed out, parking near the universities satellite campus and taking the shuttle into the airport. The kids were kinda of grumpy about waiting in line for the shuttle, which concerned me about the rest of the day.... If they were already grumpy, what might that indicate?

Especially when we were headed to a place with lots of walking and waiting? But they were actually pretty good considering that the lines for food were over an hour long and the sun was blazing!

They had their moments of grumpiness, namely when I told them they couldn't go into the bounce houses because the dude insisted on cash... sorry dude, but when I only had an hour from the time I found out were were going to the time I got here, that means no cash for YOU!

Thankfully I was able to distract the kids with cool helicopters and military vehicles that they could actually climb up and sit in!

Then of course there were the stunts and other performances!

The husband and wife, stunt pilot and wing walker :) Missy insisted after that they she was going to be a pilot and "drive planes"! I have to say, if she does do that I would be very proud, but worried like I should be as her mother :)

Then there was the Mustang and MAN was the plane maneuverable! The guy would tumble and turn and it looked like it reacted on the drop of a dime. So cool, if I became a pilot... that would be a plane I would want to fly!

 After all of that was the main attraction... the Marines Blue Angels! MMMMmmmmm Yum. Ya, I don't even have the words to describe how talented those pilots are. So glad that those guys are willing to serve their country... and thankful for their families as well!

How do I express how glad I am that we have men and women that are willing and able to do all that they do to help me and my family to feel safer? God bless them.

Loud Noises

These guys have been flying over all day long, probably just practicing for this weekend.

The kids are enjoying it, I'm not sure yet if we will take them to the air show... $20 per adult is a little steep, but who knows. With how cool my kids think they are, we might.

I think it's goody that they are evacuating a whole neighborhood for 2 days for it and closing the interstate near here as well. Something about safety, but if it's a safety issue... why are they allowing thousands of people to stand below? hmmm....

Anyhow, I remember going to a Blue Angels Air Show when I was a kid and that I loved it. I don't remember a whole lot about it though... 'cept that there were a LOAD of people there.

We may go, we may not...meh.