Air Show: Day 2

Sunday dawned sunny, clear, and warm with a gentle breeze. A perfect air show day. We arrived just in time for the aerial events, beginning with the Golden Knights' parachute team.
We found a primo spot on the ramp, close enough to a speaker to enjoy the narration and get a great view of the action. Will was a trooper throughout the day, and was so excited when Mimi purchased him a collection of model airplanes to play with. He wouldn't let them out of his grip the entire rest of the day.

It was great to enjoy the show with our family, including Mom & Dad, Grandma & Pappy, Aunt Jana, and my cousin Matt and his sweet girlfriend Casey who drove in all the way from Charlotte just to join us for the day.

Sadly, Kate missed the fun and spent the day camped out at our house with a stomach bug... I'm sure at least Maddie appreciated the company.

Aaron enjoyed showing everyone the Strike Eagle. It still seems so big compared to that T-38!

The Thunderbirds closed the show with another amazing performance. One of the five was grounded due to mechanical issues, but the four-ship performance was just as impressive! It never fails to leave you proud to be an American!

Happy Easter!

Air Show: Day 1

Last weekend, the base hosted the "Wings over Wayne (County)" airshow. Because, we already had family that had planned to stay with us, including Grandma and Pappy all the way from Pennsylvania and several friends from nearby areas that planned to come to the show, we decided to host an Open House/Brunch on Saturday morning.
Unfortunately, the weather was not cooperating with our plans. With severe weather looming, the crowd was a little slimmer than expected, but we enjoyed visiting with the few brave souls that decided to venture out.

The forecast for the next day looked bright and sunny, so after brunch we decided to stay close to home and enjoy the morning portion of the show from our driveway. The wind was already blowing strongly and the raindrops weren't far behind.

We were pretty amazed with how much of the show we could actually watch from our own front yard. But it didn't last long...

The rest of the day's events ended up being cancelled. The band of weather that rolled through ended up spawning terrible tornados that left a path of destruction in several parts of our state. Here's a view of our front yard after the hail storm.

We're pretty sure we have some roof damage, but it will be minor in comparison to so many others that had their homes completely destroyed and lost loved ones. Please keep these families in your prayers.

It's a...

My doctor graciously agreed to do my ultrasound a couple of weeks early (at 16 weeks), so we could share the news in person with our family coming into town for the air show.

I decided to bake the secret into our dessert with the help of some food coloring. Kate did the honors of cutting the cake, while the big brother anxiously looked on.

See the pink. It's a GIRL!!!!!!

The whole family is thrilled!!! It's still hard to believe, because Aaron had me convinced that we would most certainly have another boy, which I was actually excited about, too. But now, I'm dreaming of pigtails, flowers, dresses and bows....YAY!

A Week in Review

After Nana's "surprise" party, Will and I stayed in Greensboro for the rest of the week. The plan was to help Mom with some Spring cleaning, among a few other fun things. Here are some highlights from the week. SUNDAY We went to visit Grandpa Raymond and Grandma Della. Grandpa Raymond gave Will his first harmonica and taught him how to play. He got the hang of it pretty fast, and did not want to set it down. He even mastered the "playing while blowing in and out" technique. It was quite the concert.

MONDAY

Spring cleaning begins! Since we were busy dusting, vacuuming, and organizing I didn't take any pictures, so I thought I'd share this one from Mom's visit a couple of weeks ago. (It'd be boring without a picture, right?!)

TUESDAY

More cleaning... followed by a super fun dance workout! Kate took me with her to her Zumba class that evening. It was fun and funny! Sometimes I couldn't stop laughing at myself (and others) attempting some of the dance moves! And mental note... jumping jacks don't really agree with this pregnant lady's bladder.

WEDNESDAY

I took a break from cleaning to help Kate with a co-worker's baby shower. I made over 40 of these stacked flower cookies, once again inspired by the Cookie Mama. The monogram stands for Ellie Ray. Isn't that a cute name? I was pleased with how they turned out, but boy, I worked on them all. day. long! Next time, I think 2 dozen is my max.

Here's the cute diaper cake we made to match!

THURSDAY

More cleaning... this time tackling the clutter on the massive built-in bookshelves in the den. It was kind of entertaining laughing at mom's craft books from the 80's. That night, I met up with my childhood friends, Amanda and Anna, at my new favorite place in Greensboro...

Yummy, delicious!!! You pay by weight, no limit on toppings, fixin's, or flavors! And we had a great time catching up and reminiscing. So fun to see those girls!

FRIDAY

Well... Will was kind of out of sorts all week with one ailment or another, so we finally wound up at the Urgent Care just to make sure he was okay. The doctor deemed it a gastrointestinal virus, so it just had to finish running it's course. Poor little guy felt and acted miserably, which put a damper on our week, but by the weekend things were finally turning around.

That evening, as Aaron was driving to meet us, my family played a rousing game of Scattergories. I love this game! I think it's been a while since we all laughed that hard. And I pose a question... is it more likely to find aardvarks on a farm, ants on the beach, or muscles in a park???

SATURDAY=SHOPPING! No pictures... but I should have taken one of the teenage hoodlum that was purposely running back and forth in front of cars driving by the shopping center! He was playing some sick game, trying to get hit. I did my civic duty and called the police, because I didn't want anyone to get hurt. So scary and sad!

SUNDAY

Hotcakes at Nana's!

You really haven't lived until you've eaten these. We drove back to Goldsboro full and satisfied.

Nana turns 80!

The plan was for it to be a surprise... the grandkids secretly arrived from out of town, presents were assembled, dinner and cake prepared...

but somehow she had it all figured out. But, that's our Nana, nothing gets by her!

She might be 80, but she's still going strong! Happy Birthday, Nana! We love you!