Andrews AFB Air Show

We were so excited to take the boys to the Andrews AFB Air show in MD this past weekend!  They both absolutely LOVE planes and have enjoyed every "airplane" museum we've been to, so we figured this was the perfect event for them!  And we were right!! 

There were lots of planes, tanks, helicopters, etc. that you could walk through and look at up close, the kids loved it! 

They especially loved "flying" the helicopter!  They could sit in here forever...

 They also enjoyed all of the "tankers" as Alex calls them ;)  They loved seeing all of the weapons on them and talking about how they get the "bad guys"... this probably would have freaked me out a couple of years ago to hear kids talking like this, but I've sense come to realize it's just the way boys are wired and I'm not going to let it bother me! ;) 

There, of course, were airplanes flying overhead doing tricks the whole time! 

After looking around for quite a while, we set up our blanket, ate some way over priced food and some of the snacks we snuck in, and watched the show!  Nathan passed out shortly after lunch and a little walk around the area since he was SO over tired by this point! 

 Gary and Alex had THE BEST time watching the airplanes fly in formation, do tricks, etc.  It was so cute watching Alex's face light up all afternoon, he was in heaven! 

Nathan woke up when the F-22 demonstration started... it was SO LOUD!  He was pretty shaken up by the whole thing to say the least!  He clung to me tight whenever the plane would come close and the noise got really loud.  But it was truly amazing to watch!  After that demonstration Nathan pretty much melted and we picked up a couple of souvenier planes for the kiddos and headed to the car!  They have been playing airplanes almost non-stop since.  Alex loves to have an "announcer" announce all the tricks his plane is doing, and of course they love to fly super fast and be the "fastest plane in the whole world!"  Too cute :)