San Diego annual trip!!
October 3, 2011
For the third time we packed up the family and headed down to San Diego for the Mira Mar air show. Last year we spent the day before at Sea World so this year we decided the Zoo would be a good choice. Also, being 7 months pregnant we took an extra day to rest in between the zoo and air show.
Our wonderful neighbors Dave and Diane were able to accompany us again and this year the Hardy family and my mom joined us!! Think they enjoyed it as much as we did and hope they come back next year!!
The Zoo was quite an adventure… always forget how many hills there are to climb at the Zoo!! We did our best walking and then when our feet were too tired we jumped on the zoo bus and took that tour! It was a great day!!
Our little monkeys!!
The Saturday between the Zoo and the Air Show Brian, Dave, Diane and my mom ventured to the Midway. I knew my feet and swollen belly wouldn’t have been able to make the trip!! That night we also headed to Old Town for some yummy mexican food!! Here’s part of Brian’s meal!!
Finally Sunday we took our time in the morning and then headed over to the air show!! We were fortunate to get a few VIP passes for the show from a friend and parked closer than I could believe!! It was way better then walking with the kids the 3/4 mile trip to get to the air strip.
This year having Gracie and Livy with us we did a few new things we didn’t the years before like waiting in line to go into the cockpit of the C5. It was pretty amazing climbing the two story ladder into a room with more buttons, gages and monitors than I could count. Those guys who fly that thing are pretty amazing. It was fun to venture into the back and see their sleeping courters, kitchen, dining room and extra passenger area…. can’t explain the size of this plane…. MASSIVE doesn’t do justice!!
The helicopter show, the blue angels, sky divers and the many other arial acrobats were just as spectacular and loud as usual!! Caleb really enjoyed seeing all the planes and I can only imagine what he will be like next year!!
Thank you Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force for all you do!! Hope our purchases of beer, food and frozen lemonades help!!
