We haven't been out of the house much let alone all together as a family. Yesterday we got out and it lasted a lot longer than we all expected. The air show was going on over at Hill AFB and I hadn't been to one in a long time. I got excited to see some big planes make loud noises. I've always liked loud noises.We got a late start as we always do on lazy weekends. Then it took even longer as we had to jump start the Trailblazer and head over to Autozone to buy a new battery. As dad I have the right to spoil my kids and if there is a craving for donuts I must comply. Its a good thing there is drive through Krispy Kreme on the way to Autozone. It took some time swapping out the battery in the parking lot but the kids didn't squawk once. Our plan then was to get some lunch, again through the drive through, and head up to this quiet undeveloped neighborhood east of the AFB. One problem we didn't anticipate. The wind. It
wasn't that it was windy. It was that the neighborhood was on the hill overlooking the dump and the wind was blowing our direction. Needless to say we left the windows up on the car while we scarfed down the food and got out of there fast. The only way someone is going to be buying a house in that neighborhood is if they have zero sense of smell.We ended up back by the Wendy's were we got our lunch and set up the lawn chairs in the grass just off of the busy road. It wasn't too bad. Oh, and we parked right next to the Snow Cone shack and did I mention that as Dad I have to spoil the kids. We went through multiple snow cones during the hours that we were there. It wasn't much, but we were able to stay away from crowds and be out of the house for a couple of hours. Enough time to get sun burned on one side my face and legs, too.
The kids had a good time but I probably had the best time seeing the planes from a far. Erin found a new thing she wants and wants often and all of the different colors. After the first snow cone she then wanted to have the same color snow cone as Amanda. She didn't like that one very well so she had to try another. I think she could have stayed there the rest of the day trying each of the different colors.
Here's a couple of pictures of the planes and the Thunderbirds which finished off the air show.
