The Woodlands: Planes and Krispies

Yesterday we went to the air show at Hill Air Force Base. Josh grew up on the base and he's gone to every show since he was a little boy. It took us about an hour to drive to Clearfield and another twenty minutes to find a parking spot. A ton of people were there and once we got on base several military guards directed us to one of the lots.

Before we could get in, we had to go through security. The line to do that was so long.

After 20 minutes we finally reached the front where more military guards greeted us. They went through everything we had carried in as well as what was in our pockets and we had to go through a metal detector. I felt like I was at an airport, but at least they didn't make us take our shoes off.

The show started at 11 with a truly spectacular site. Sky divers jumped from high above and the last one held an American flag. As he slowly circled to the ground, the national anthem was sung. It was really neat!

Once inside, there were several airplanes that you could look at and learn about. Josh took several pictures and was just like a little boy. His face lit up as he explained each one to me and I think he was more excited about this than he was about Disneyland!

As we continued through the grounds, several tents were set up. Some for souvenirs, others for food, and of course there was information about each branch of the military. We walked around for a couple of hours learning about different types of aviation and watching as the air show continued. My favorite were the biplanes. These brave pilots circled and dipped and performed spectacular feats.

Josh's mom and brothers, Michael and Nathan, met us after this and we had fun looking at the monster truck and ethanol motorcycle that were displayed.

After this, the headliner performed. The Thunderbirds are the elite pilots of the Air Force. Their job is to entertain and we had a blast watching them. There were 6 pilots who flew F-16's and played the best music of the day. These military men are amazing and their skill with jets is incredible! I have absolutely no desire to do what they do, but I had fun watching!

Now for the "krispie" part of this blog. Today we thought it would be good to make rice krispie treats. We had a full bag of marshmallows that were just begging to be used and even though we didn't have any rice krispies, we had decided to use rice chex. I looked up the recipe on the internet and after melting the butter and marshmallows we added the chex. You know what? Chex and melted marshmallows do not mix!