Up, Up, and Away!!!

Lennard has wanted to take the kids flying for a long time and finally, today, his dream came true!  We went out to the airport this afternoon so that Lennard could do some circuits while the kids and I visited with my mom and dad.  He went around twice and then came in to land.  When Emma saw him come in she wanted a ride so bad that Lennard decided to see how she would do just taxiing around the tarmac.  She did great, so up they went!  They did one circuit and then landed, but Emma had a blast!  She saw us waving at her in front of the hangar as they flew past and when Lennard told her to wave back she called out, “Hi, Puppies!”  Not quite sure where she got that one from, but we laughed just the same! 

Ben woke up from being asleep in the van just as they were taking off and he was pretty determined that he was going to get a turn to “Fly Airplane!” as well.  As soon as they had landed, Ben was on the move to get his turn in the airplane!  We were a little worried that he would try to grab the stick, but Lennard said he did great.  It was his very first flight!  I don’t think there will be any stopping him now… these kids have the flying bug and I don’t have an antidote!

       

Ben’s First Flight with Daddy–Jan 26, 2013

Dream On…

We took the kids to the RV show in Lethbridge tonight.  We were a little worried to take them again, as last year was horrible, but thankfully, it went really well.  For the most part they listened really well (about 85% of the time).  They LOVED being able to climb into all the different RVs and check out all the nooks and crannies.  Emma was amazed that there were toilets in each one of them… she checked!  Ben just loved the motorhomes so he could drive!  I was a little nervous that he would hit a wrong button, but he did pretty good.  We definitely had a lot of fun dreaming and seeing all the wild and wonderful toys that are out there! 

  

The kids had to have a ‘tea party’ every time there were cups/mugs out on the tables.

This wasn’t the fanciest one we went in, but it was pretty nice!  Nothing like flat screen TVs, a fireplace, an island, etc. in a vacation trailer!

Another Step Closer

We headed back out to the hangar after Lennard got off work today and got the shelving all routered!  They look so good!  We got them home and into the house and then after dinner we started priming them.  It’s going to take a few coats of primer and then paint to get them where we want them, but it’s one step closer to having places to put things away!!!  So excited!

FHE = Family Hangar Evening

Anyone who knows my family, knows that Family Home Evening turned into Family Hangar Evening fairly often (although mostly after I was away from home).  We decided last night to have our FHE at the hangar… while we cut a couple sheets of MDF into shelves for our laundry room!  The kids loved being able to see the airplanes, visit with grandma and grandpa, and snitch some juice and cookies for a quick snack!  Within an hour and a half we had both sheets cut into the various lengths that we needed for two different shelves AND they were glued and clamped!  So nice to have it done in such a short time!  Thanks for your help and letting us use your tools, mom and dad!

Yummy…

I just had to sit back and shake my head at this one… I just put my clam chowder down on the table, turned to get one of the kids something, turned back around and Ben had decided that I needed more salt and pepper.  Yup… when there is a crust of salt on the top of your chowder it’s not quite as appetizing as I had hoped for!  I managed to scoop out most of the salt and salvage about half of my lunch.  It was still saltier than I would have normally liked, but at least I still had something for lunch!

Molding

Who knew you could get so excited about a few pieces of molding…  I definitely did!  It changes the whole look of the room so quickly!  I love seeing things getting done!

We cut all the molding in the kitchen, which made a mess, but it was a lot easier than going back and forth outside to the garage.  Emma does not like loud noises, so we made a game of it and had the kids plug their ears every time Lennard had to make a cut.  It worked pretty well!

The molding is all up and the washer/dryer back in place!  Yeah!  Now to build the shelving, frame out the window and get molding on it and some decorating!  So fun!

Flooring

 

We got the linoleum cut out this afternoon and completely installed this evening!  So nice to see major progress being made!  It will be so much easier to clean compared to what was there before!