Driving in a T-6

At David's work once a year they let the spouses "taxi" in the air plane they instruct in. So I could to drive around in the T-6. They won't let us fly, we have to stay on the ground, but it is still fun seeing all the cool stuff that David does. I am always so casual about David's flying, but it is these taxi rides when I realize how hard it is.

Before we go out to the airplane we had to practice putting on the many seat belts you have to put on and you talk about a few of the MANY switches that there are to flip. Here is a picture of me, David, and Ashlee in the practice T-6. For the real flight Ashlee had to go to a babysitter (one of the students was babysitting).




Here is a picture of me with some of my friends, Terri and Amya, who are going for a ride in their husbands airplane. We have to wear our husbands flightsuit. David is quite a bit taller than me so my looks a little baggy.

Here is a picture of me getting ready to ride. With all the stuff you have to wear it can get pretty hot, luckily the T-6 has air conditioning. Gotta love new stuff.

Overall it was a fun day! I was pretty tired at the end of the day and now understand why David is exhausted when he comes homes from work after flying twice.

Stolen Blog

I've taken over Elaine's blog because she said there was nothing to post and she's been so busy with Primary... She's starting to claim it is both of ours.... Anyway, Mara's school had a little Freedom Parade on Sep 11th. Here is a little video. (Ben was sick that day.)

In other news, Ben likes to call the neighborhood cat his... He found it one morning hanging out in one of Ashlee's strollers...

And just so Ashlee doesn't feel left out... this is a picture Mara took of the kid's new faucet. I thought it was neat picture of Ashlee...

Tag I'm it

Okay so I was noticing that lots of other people were getting tagged and really relieved that I was not one of them......there goes that. Thanks Teresa. I really don't know what to say since I am pretty open and tell everyone everything about me, so I don't know what to say that everyone doesn't know, but here goes.

Here are the rules:
1. Link to the Person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on your blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their website.
5. Let your tagger know when your entry is up

I was tagged by http://teresa-ofwhatalife.blogspot.com/

1. When we were dating I told David I was never going to marry him because I was never going to be Elaine Lane. Then I decided I can't pass up this great guy so I tried to convince him to change his last name.......it didn't work, so here I am as Elaine Lane.

2. I am like my kids in when the TV is on (but not on kid shows) I don't hear anything. My kids could run out in the street naked and I wouldn't notice. So I have learned I can only have TV when the kids are asleep and I am not doing anything else. Poor David though, he tries to talk to me while the TV is on and it becomes a one sided conversation.

3. A perfect day for me would be to just read all day while a maid is cleaning my house. I love to read, and when Ashlee takes a nap I could do a hundred this for the house, but no, I read. So, anyone out there recommend a good book?

4. Until starting this Blog I rarely got on the computer. I had my own email account but never really checked it and relied on David to check it. Now I am on all the time updating my blog or looking at other peoples blog.

5. I would love the calling enrichment night leader!!!! It's like planning a party everything 3 months with someone else's money!! (this one is for you, Teresa)

6. I used to HATE pink. I would never wear it. When Mara was born, I decided that she needed to wear pink because that is what baby girls wear. Then about a year or 2 ago, I randomly decided to by a pink shirt for myself, and now it is one of my favorite shirts.

Whew that was tough. Well, the rules don't actually say I HAVE to tag anyone else so you are all off the hook!!

Soccer Kids

Here are some pictures from their first soccer games. Ben had a BLAST. He gets so excited out there. Other parents comment that they just love to watch him because he gets so excited. He is up and down and everywhere. He know where the ball is and where he should be. He made the first goal of the season for his team. His teammates were so excited!! One of them came up and gave him a big hug.

Mara had a tougher game. Her's was in the afternoon, so it was hot. 2 of her teammates didn't show so she had to play the whole game. The other team was pretty aggressive and didn't have a problem with pushing Mara's teammates down. So Mara got a little frustrated. Hopefully the next game will be better. Here is a cute picture of her though.

Six Flags

We spent last weekend with David's sister Dorothy and her family. We went to six flags. At six flags we met up with Dixon and Karen Croft and their son Titon. Dixon went to the Air Force Academy with David. We had fun. It was hot, but the lines were short. It was fun to hang out with the Crofts. As you can tell by the pictures the kids love hanging out with their cousins.

First day of school

Okay so I am little late on getting this on but here are the pictures of the kids first day of school. Ben's first day of kindergarten and Mara's first day of 2nd grade. They both seemed to have a great time. Ben was a little worried about the fact that there was not as many toys in kindergarten as there was in preschool but he loves the playground and being around all his friends. Mara loves her teacher and is having fun doing her school work.