Jets . . .

It has become our Friday tradition to go see the jets take off and land. The timing isn't always easy to figure out because the jets fly all day at different times and I haven't really found a pattern yet. We bring snacks and we sit and wait. Somedays we get really lucky and lots of jets take off and land and sometimes we don't see any.

Getting ready to leave the house and see the fast jets!

Dallas is always super excited to see the jets. He always asks if they are sleeping or awake yet.

I have found a great spot right on the runway and I park the van and open the doors. The van keeps us in the shade and we have a perfect view of the jets taking off and landing.

If you look really close you can see the jets lined up to take off. It is right about Dallas' ear in the picture. They look like tiny dots. This is how we can tell if we should stick around and watch or pack it up and leave. The planes line up and it can take awhile before they actually take off.

We got really lucky today and saw about 16 jets take off and 5 of them land. One plane kept coming into land and then right before he would touch down he would turn on his afterburners and take back off. This made Dallas so happy and he would shout, "Awesome, he is taking off again!!!!"

Phoebe isn't overly excited about the jets but she does hang out and climb all over the van while Dallas and I take in all the jets. When the jets taxi by she will usually pay attention and wave.

A blurry picture of a F-16 taking off. They go so fast it is hard to capture a good picture.

Watching the jets down and the end of the runway to see what's going to happen next.

I try to make the kids wear ear protection because the planes are really loud. Phoebe won't keep it on so I usually have to cover her ears.

A bad attempt at a group picture.

This is his excited face right as a jet is taking off and flying right by us. They are usually barely in the air when they come by us. It is super exciting!

Somedays we get really lucky and a jet will taxi by us after he lands. We all stand out and wave to the pilot and sometimes they wave back. It doesn't happen often but it sure makes Dallas happy when they wave to us. I wish the pilots knew how in awe Dallas is over these planes and the dreams a kid has but I think the become complacent to the awesome job they are doing and forget that kids really think they are heros.

A blurry picture as the plane taxi's by.

To top off the mornings events we came home and made cookies, yum!