We went up on base the day before to watch the Thunderbirds practice. We knew we wouldn't make it for the whole day Saturday. With two young kids and one newborn, even a couple hours was sounding like a big outing.
The Thunderbirds were exciting, as long as you could catch a glimpse of them. That was hard for some of the younger set. And loud. Clara was more interested in the snacks.
As was Alice.
And now, for the actual air show:
It was a chilly overcast day. No sunburn worries for us this year.
Dad and Nathan took a couple of outings to see planes. The Thunderbirds were even more exciting up close, especially since Dad sprung to buy an actual toy plane. Highlight of the day for a 4-year-old. Once again, Clara and Alice were more interested in the snacks. We had a good couple of hours and then it started to sprinkle, so we decided to bail. As we packed up they announced they were suspending the air show because of the wind.
As we trekked back to the van, it started to rain in earnest.
And then it rained furiously.
We were soaked. It was a very sad fifteen minutes.
When we finally got to the van, Nathan insisted on taking off his wet clothes. Which was everything, but he did keep the underwear on.
But, since we started to leave before the air show was suspended, we beat the crowds. We got off base in about ten minutes. It was pretty awesome. Some might say, it was the best (or the luckiest) part of our day.
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