After a week long business trip and a weekend bachelor party the kids and I were starting to miss Matt more than ever! Lucky for us he decided to use a vacation day to have a special family day this week. It was exactly what our little family needed, some quality time together. We decided to check out the Museum of Flight since we knew it wouldn't be too crowded on a weekday and Carter had asked to go.
It was amazing how much history was in one building. Of course, we didn't get a chance to read too much information about each plane or artifact since 2 small children were more interested in touching every.single.thing. but still pretty cool to see. We started by touring one of the retired Air Force One planes flown by several presidents. I had always pictured it looking so different and was surprised at how ordinary many things were. It was fun to see how much had changed in the last 30+ years too (rotary phones, ash trays, etc) that would never be seen on any plane made today.
Then we headed to the NASA exhibit. I wish there were more kid friendly things to do in this area because Carter was totally into it, but quickly got told by a former military volunteer to keep his hands to himself (and he sure did listen to that guy!). It was fun to see some of the old spacesuits and watch a few videos from old missions.
After 30 minutes of strict "no touching" rules it was time to head to the Kid Zone for some free time to run around and explore. So fun for the kids to jump in the planes and "fly" them to the moon! (as Carter would say)
I was amazed at how many planes were there and how well designed the space was to fit them all in.
Carter got to sit in an old fighter jet which he loved!
After a quick lunch we headed to the museum store and spent another 45 minutes looking at books, toy planes and puzzles. Even though the kids didn't fully appreciate some of the history I loved letting them see a new place. It might be a few years before we go back but ended up being such a fun family day!
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