My parents gave the kids one of their coolest {early} Christmas presents this year...
Neither of them had ever ridden in an airplane before, so they were pretty pumped. {and a bit nervous!}
The original plan was for Daddy to go with them, but he was a big chicken {and kept saying that we were all going to crash and die (he would say this just to me, not the kids)... he and Gretchie would live alone on the farm... he would say his goodbyes before we left... all super helpful things.} Obviously, Mommy went instead...
We tried to get one of the kids to sit up front, but they wouldn't go for it. The pilot even tried to bribe them by saying he would let them fly. They still wouldn't do it, though. They huddled together in the back, holding hands, and holding my hand during take off.
All of my pictures turned out crazy and blurry. We were up 1000 feet and going 120 mph. I'm sure I could have used better camera settings, but you can kind of get the idea...
He even flew us to the little town where our school is. They had a huge display right on the edge of town and both kids could spot the school. {Mommy was feeling a tiny bit queasy from all the "rock and roll" moves he kept doing. The kids loved it, but it wasn't my favorite. That whole "roller coaster/stomach in your throat" feeling. I may have passed on the cupcakes and snacks when we got home, too.}
The kids LOVED it, though!! Their favorite part was when he did the rock and roll moves. (Side to side and up and down. Ugh.) Our flight lasted about 20 minutes. They loved every minute. He was so good about explaining things and telling us details about the airport lights, etc. Definitely happy memories!
Jim even humored us all with a picture when we got back...
Such a fun memory!
Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa! =)
2 comments:
This is so, so, so cool!! Mitch is super jealous. He thinks Corey is a total wimp and he wants the front seat next year. I'm totally serious.
I'm glad you got to go with them and that they "let" you sit in the front. Jim better have let you steer! Christmas lights are so beautiful from the air. Anytime the kids are ready for a front seat experience, we know a pilot that does "young eagle" rides for free. They get a mini-lesson about how an airplane works and a special certificate...but they have to sit up front!
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