Airshow

I know it s been over a month since I've blogged - so I have some catching up to do I guess.  Last blog was birthdays (Grace and Alex) related.  Seems like forever a go to be honest.  I'll post pics soon I promise.  

Last weekend we went to the Air show and met up with Steph and PK there.  I had never been and really didn't know what to expect.  We went to church, ate lunch and then made our way (Steph was there already).  We like I said I didn't know what to expect hence the next part of this story.  As we turn off Fairmont onto beltway 8 I see this HUGE - I mean HUGE cloud of black smoke right above where I knew the air show to be.  I freaked out!  "OH NO!!  There must have been a wreck with the planes in the air."  SO I panic and call Steph to make sure they are okay and not hurt ya da ya da ya da - yeah it was a reenactment  - I felt pretty "special".  Shane did his best not to laugh at me - seeing as he knew that's what it was all along.  Oh so pretty!       Okay so we get there and park in the north 40 (really) and head in to the air show - Grace and Alex in the wagon Shane pulling - we're good to go.  Walk all the way to the gates - Shane has to go back and put his pocket knife in the truck - cant bring it in to the show.  Oh side note - all the nice cool air we had been having... was not there on this day - it was HOT not warm but HOT.  K so Shane's back and we start the treck to find Steph and PK.  We're watching the planes fly over and drop bombs ha ha I know, watching planes skywrite and loving being out and about as a family and then this....  you know how I said Grace and Alex were in the wagon.  As were their belongs - Alex's toys, water bottles, Grace's shoes... oh wait just one shoe.  Well you see as we walked (them being pulled) into the show, Grace got hot and thought it was ok to take her shoes off since she wasn't walking again with the ya da ya das. Yep it was gone.  Again Shane walked back  - to see if he could find the lost shoe.  This time however not all the way back to the car was we had walked close to 15 mins already just to get into the air show gates.  As he was looking, we found out what had happened to it.  Now keep in mind this is kinda a big deal for Grace  - not only are these some of her fave shoes - Sketchers but this also meant no walking around the air show with Patrick.  The air show is set up ON the runway - so the ground was too hot.  So back to how it happened... ALEX.  Steph and I stood there and watched Alex pick up items he didn't deem "fit" to be in HIS wagon and proceeded to just throw them out.  First water, next toys then the other shoe.   By this time we were rolling with laughter - prob not the best thing to do  - encourage the toddler but it was so funny.  He'd pick it up look at it and then throw it over board.  Shane finally comes back empty handed no shoe IE no walking for Grace.  She did get out to go up to a few booths and the moonwalk but mainly stayed in the wagon.  Funny stuff!  Other than that and the heat, the air show was wonderful!  I loved it. So amazing what they  can do with those small planes.  We were a little worried about the noise especially for Alex since he wouldn't understand where the noise was coming from, so we got earplugs but all 3 of the kids were fine.  After walking around a bit we found shade by the side of a parked Army truck and sat to see the Thunderbirds perform.  It was so amazing!  They'd fly by and do a trick and PK and Grace would take turns saying - "Wow I didnt see that coming!"  Another would fly by and do another trick - "Wow I didnt see that coming!" I think you get the idea - it was the mantra for the day as it were.  Final fly by - time to go.  We give hugs to Steph and PK - so glad we meet them up there!  We head back to the car, stop at a few more shops, sit in a few planes and then stop at lost and found - for the shoe.  The people at lost and found looked at us like we were special.  No luck - they did offer to mail it to us lol.  I told them that would not be necessary but thanks for the offer.  So as we leave - Alex is passed out in the wagon by now such a long day - I see something in the grass to the side of the runway..... it was her shoe!  Some one had place it on the side of the runway with a sock in it - not her sock but none the less... it was found : ) " Wow, I didnt see that coming!"