Museum of Flight, Part I - Blue Angels

One of the unfortunate things about blogging (or letter writing, journal writing, etc.) is that the more you have to write about, the less time you have to write. We've had a busy couple weeks with lots to blog about, but we've been so busy doing that we haven't had time to write about it! I'll try not to do it all at once and overwhelm our readers, but I've got to do it while I remember & have the time!

So last Friday, August 1st, we had the awesome opportunity to see the Blue Angels! They were staying at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, then practicing over Lake Washington that afternoon (with a performance Saturday, but we were leaving before then). We had planned a complicated day of hitting the museum, driving over to the Lake to watch the practice, dealing with traffic, parking, and crowds, then coming back to the museum to see more stuff. Instead, we went to the museum, stayed to watch them take off, sat on the front lawn and ate a picnic while watching some of their practice (they came by a few times, enough for the boys to feel satisfied that they watched the Blue Angels), watched them land, then went back inside. It was a really fun day!

Daddy helping David get a better view
My dad works right across the street, so he was able to come hang out with us for a little while! Here he is giving Ryan a boost.
We all know that Katy's favorite person in the world is her mom, but after being there a week she started tolerating Grandma.
Our camera's battery keeps dying after a very short amount of time, so we ended up only having cell phone cameras this day. But I was able to zoom in and crop enough to get a decent picture of the take off...
...and the landing. I just didn't get any of them flying in formation, which was super cool. Oh well, maybe some other time.