stone went to a leadership conference this last week. & while last year was across the country from where we were (& as you may remember, we had a baby hours after he got back from florida), this year he was less than an hour away.
one of his favorite parts was going to the air & space museum in chantilly, va on a private lockheed martin tour of the facilities. & after learning that this saturday was 'become a pilot' day we knew what our weekend plans had to be. here's cossette ready to go, waiting by the door with the keys. haha & i cannot resist the new pigtails!
there were tons & tons of private planes for us to check out before making our way to the military grade aviation vehicles. ellery was as giddy as we've ever seen her, squealing & cheering & skipping from plane to plane. dozens of times her eyes got huge & she just started shaking trying to tell us something she saw. haha it was seriously hilarious.
my favorite was the prop plane ^in the center there^ from 1939. it was gorgeous! i think i hummed the theme song to tales spin the entire day. haha a's favorite was the black hawk helicopter & all the different fighter jets that he knew so much about. e's favorite was whoever would let her on board. she went around begging for 'a-sit on a airpane please!'.
our little pilot :)
back inside we got to see everything from the enterprise nasa shuttle & astronaut training gear to amelia earhart memorabilia & pre 1920's airplanes. it was really pretty spectacular their collection of flight artifacts and aircrafts.
the museum is in the perfect spot adjacent to dulles airport, so sitting in the observation deck of the tower you can watch plane after plane take off. ellery adores everything airborne & her excitement today did not disappoint. we had a blast watching her work herself into a tizzy. :) it should be fun to hit it's sister air & space museum on the national mall soon.
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What a fun day. This just made it on to my to do list!
umm their hair is getting sooooo long!!!
love the shot of miss ells in the pilot's seat! very cute and very grown up!
lexy is freaking out cause of the pic of coco with the piggies! " she is soooo big , that is not cossette, she can walk? oh my gosh lena look at this- this is cossette not ellery but cossette! I can't believe it that is the cutest thing ever! Oh my gosh that is cossette!!!"
I guess I will need to get my private pilot medical exam updated to get Els started on her license. SLY, Papa!
NOOOOO COCO STOP GROWING!!!! same goes for you Ellery. just freeze until you get here and I can see you! Those pigtails are sooo cute though! Can she walk now?!?!?! I haven't heard about this.... and cute shoes you in that last picture.
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