We went out to Phoenix recently and spent the day on the boat. It's a great way to force us to focus on each other and really connect as a family for the day. Plus, I get to play cards with my hubby, the kids get to eat lots of snacks and if they fish, play with worms. Really, what could be better?
Saturday, February 25, 2012
A Day in the Boat
We went out to Phoenix recently and spent the day on the boat. It's a great way to force us to focus on each other and really connect as a family for the day. Plus, I get to play cards with my hubby, the kids get to eat lots of snacks and if they fish, play with worms. Really, what could be better?
Monday, February 20, 2012
Stirring the Hornets' Nest
Uh oh. Here's one of those things that starts out as good intentions...
For my hubby's birthday (he's now the big 3-6), I wanted to do something special for him. I know that he has a minor nagging regret of not being a fighter pilot when he was young enough to try. So for a long time now I have been trying to get him up in an airplane to try it out. Well, luckily I was able to make those connections recently (finally!) and for his birthday I got him a couple hours of flight instruction in an actual airplane.
The day arrived and he had no idea what we were taking him to do. As I drove up to the local airport (which he didn't know existed so it was a surprise even at that point), I told him that he would be flying an airplane for his birthday. He seemed tentative but interested as I dropped him off, introduced him to his instructor and left him for an hour or so. His mood had changed drastically when I picked him up though. He was grinning from ear to ear and has since then not seen a soul without telling them about his awesome flying experience.
In fact, he has introduced the instructor to his dad and now they both have the pilot itch. The whole thing went as good as I could have imagined. So good that I think I may have stirred that hornets' nest and reignited his interest in becoming a pilot. This could be good (think "flying to Idaho for the weekend on vacation") or maybe not so good (think "$8,000 in flight school costs")...oh well, for now I will be happy that I was able to make him so happy. Really, that's my goal in most things anyway :)
For my hubby's birthday (he's now the big 3-6), I wanted to do something special for him. I know that he has a minor nagging regret of not being a fighter pilot when he was young enough to try. So for a long time now I have been trying to get him up in an airplane to try it out. Well, luckily I was able to make those connections recently (finally!) and for his birthday I got him a couple hours of flight instruction in an actual airplane.
The day arrived and he had no idea what we were taking him to do. As I drove up to the local airport (which he didn't know existed so it was a surprise even at that point), I told him that he would be flying an airplane for his birthday. He seemed tentative but interested as I dropped him off, introduced him to his instructor and left him for an hour or so. His mood had changed drastically when I picked him up though. He was grinning from ear to ear and has since then not seen a soul without telling them about his awesome flying experience.
In fact, he has introduced the instructor to his dad and now they both have the pilot itch. The whole thing went as good as I could have imagined. So good that I think I may have stirred that hornets' nest and reignited his interest in becoming a pilot. This could be good (think "flying to Idaho for the weekend on vacation") or maybe not so good (think "$8,000 in flight school costs")...oh well, for now I will be happy that I was able to make him so happy. Really, that's my goal in most things anyway :)
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