The Air Show

We had been looking forward to the Air Show for a long time.  Todd especially.  We went two years ago (the last one they had) but the kids were too little and we couldn't stay long enough to see the Thunderbirds fly.  Todd had high hopes for this year.  But the weather had other ideas!

When we first go there, it was chilly but not bad.  We had fun looking at the planes and walking through one or two.  Then we found a spot to sit and watched a few planes fly.  Loops and upside down and straight up and straight down and every other cool thing!!  It was fun!  I took a video, but can't seem to get it to load . . .

Todd went off to buy us lunch and that's when the storm came.  We could tell it was coming and fast, so we grabbed all our gear and headed to the nearest hanger.  And then it started to rain.  And rain.  And pour.  And pour some more.  So we sat in the hanger for almost two hours.  

Here's Ethan:

And Madeline:

They did surprisingly good.  Having Grandpa and Nana there helped a lot.  We ate lunch, played with the free toy planes they gave out, saw the models and the chopper that were in the hanger, and tried not to get claustrophobic from the sheer number of people crammed inside!

When the down pour because a lighter rain, we decided it was best to make the 10-15 minute trek back.  So we gathered our stuff and set out walking in the cold rain.  Half-way back, it stopped raining.  But by then we were all wet and too cold to go back.  Todd would have and Ethan too.  But the cold and wet pregnant lady and four year old girl won out.  So we looked longingly at the F-16s flying in the distance as we loaded into our van.

Bummer.  It still was fun though, kinda like an adventure!

Someday babe, I PROMISE you'll get to see the WHOLE Air Show!!