Spring Break 2012...Thunder Over Dixie

Saturday finally arrived Ryder woke up first asking if the air show was today. Yes, I replied. Yay!!! and he promptly got ready for the day. After watching so many weather reports all week and worring about rain and wind. The day looked like a normal spring Saturday Morning with clouds and sunshine. Gates opened at 8:00 with the show opening at 9:00. We left our house and made it into the show by 9:45. Traffic was crazy but the city was well prepared this time around. We were off to see the displayes until the shows started at 11:30.

WOW!! this is a big cargo plane.

What movie is this from. We felt like cattle being herded inside.

The kids by the Sick Helicopter.

Waiting for the show to start.

Bounce houses for the kids to enjoy. Luckily they had an all day pass for $10 per kid instead of paying $3 per time. This was Rylee's favorite place to be.

Time for the pilots to board their planes.

The best seat in the house + headphones to muffle the roar of the engines.

This hurts my ears...Even with earplugs.

Did you see that trick?

It was a great day and an awesome show. However, no time to linger the winds started to blow and the sand started to fly. Everyone scattered to their cars and thus began the mass exodus from the airport. After about 1/2 hour of waiting in a crowed parking lot volunteers showed up and started directing traffic. We were guided down the backside of the airport on the runway. I told the kids this was a one time only event. We would never ride down this runway again in cars. They were every efficient and we were home in about another 1/2 hour home with a quick stop at Little Ceasar's for pizza.