Every few weeks throughout the summer, they fire up some of these babies and take them out for a ride. Spectators are invited to watch for free. We've never gone, but always felt like it would be fun to do. Lucky for us, our schedule was wide open and yesterday was the last flight of the summer.
They only flew two planes, but they put on a great show. Wesley was intrigued! We brought a lunch and sat on a blanket near the runway, behind a decent group of spectators.
These are the planes we saw. After they landed and taxied to the hangar, we went over to check them out... and a helicopter right behind us was taking off! It was very cool to see. It was loud and Wesley was completely amazed.
The best part that it was a gorgeous day. Not a cloud in the sky! I wish every day in July felt like this, because it was positively perfect. It was great to be outside with my family. Because of the awesome weather, and because we were at a regular airfield, little private planes were taking off right and left. We probably saw at least 20 planes in the air that day. And for a little boy who loves to watch planes, it was a successful outdoor adventure.
Of course we hit the souvenir stand, and the stuffed airplane wasn't too much money so we took one home. Wesley and it have been inseparable ever since. It's the newest hot thing in our house.
(Check out his cute A-1 flying ACE Snoopy outfit ;-) There are pants -- which are too big so he can't wear them yet -- and a really cute bomber vest that match. Thanks to Aunt Nicole for the perfect outfit for this perfect day!!)
I love exciting adventures. I'm glad we live in a place where cool things happen every so often!
1 comment:
I may have to go there just for the stuffed airplane. A would LOVE it.
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