Air Show

I can't believe October is almost over, and I've only posted once....so here is another post to make an even 2 in October!

In September, Dad, Eric, Miles, and I attended the Mcconnell Air Show.
After waiting in line for 2 hours to go about 3 miles, we finally got in! There were LOTS of people.....I think they were expecting 40-50,000!
We actually saw more sitting in the car than we did once we were at the Base .....oh, well!

The boys!

Hi!!


The Thunderbirds were the ones we wanted
to see the most, but because of weather issues,
they didn't end up flying.......too bad.


Anybody for wing walking?


You've heard of a turbo jet plane, how about a turbo school bus!!!!


P-51 Mustangs



B-2 Stealth Bomber (One of Miles and Elizabeth's Favorites!)




B-1 Bomber


We tried to beat some of the rush of people by walking....FAST!
(Well, some of us were walking, others were--riding their chairs....SMILE!)

His Newest Adventure

As some of you might know, Eric likes to be industrious. This past spring, Eric studied and researched honey bees. He got books and instructional DVD's from the library, he talked with people, he wrote a persuasive speech, and every time Mom, Dad, or I got on the computer, he would ask us to look up something or other pertaining to bees.
Dad and Mom were not too sure how it would work out here in town. A friend from church(Mrs. K) , along with her 15 year old son, has been doing bees for about 3 years. Mrs. K offered to let Eric go along with them and see how they took care of the hives and such.
She also told us about a scholarship where you can get all the bee things you need to start a hive.
The deadline for the scholarship application is in December, so Dad decided to wait until next spring to start out.
But the Lord had other plans.......A gentleman (Mr. A) from town also does bees, and whenever there is a swarm, people call him to remove it.
Well, when he got a call recently, all his hives were full, so he recommended they call Eric.
The Lord provided a swarm of 5000 bees for Eric to start out with!
Mr. A's uncle was cleaning out his barn about a week after Eric got his first hive going---What was up in the barn? Some bee hives!
It is amazing how the Lord prompted Eric to get all his research done, so He could provide the equipment.
Miles took all the photos, since I was gone......Enjoy!
(And if you ever want to know anything about bees, just ask Eric!)

















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