Hill Air Force Base

A couple weeks ago we decided to go to Hill Air Force Base. Peter was home on a Saturday which is rare lately because he's been working on our house. Our house was at a standstill point because of the weather and different things. So I jumped on the fact that we could do something as a family. We thought the kids would love Hill Air Force Base, and Peter had never been there. The kids LOVED it, Casey could not get enough of it. We were there for a few hours and could have stayed longer. Casey wanted to sit in this ejection seat. He was fascinated by it all and wanted to get strapped in and everything. He fit right in at Hill Air Force Base with his bomber jacket. His Grandpa Call gave him his first bomber jacket a couple years ago. He loved it so much and wore it so much that I found this one for him after he out grew the original.

Casey in the cockpit (below). If you haven't been there before they have a museum with two different hangers full of fighter jets and different airplanes. In one of the hangers in the back they have a hands on learning area for kids and adults. You can get into F-16 flight simulators, and learn all sorts of stuff using different objects they have about gravitation and anyway...you get it. The kids loved playing in there, it made the experience more real for them.

Brooke in a different cockpit

So there was this really cute grandpa volunteer in there. He was helping Casey and Brooke with one of the activities. He turned to me and said "mom, do you have your camera" He said to the kids "do you want to go on an airplane ride? follow me." Without any hesitation they start following this grandpa out. I had to hurry and get Peter and run after them. We get out there into one of the hangers and this grandpa pulls two airplanes out for the kids to ride in. The kids loved them. The grandpa actually had made them himself. It was pretty neat. He definety loves his job!