Monkey Tails: The Air Show!

Saturday we went to the Air Show at Dyess. I always looked forward to it when we lived on base as a kid. My dad and his squadron had a food booth which always involved grilling and lots of food. I loved going out there. This was the first time we took our children so it was extra special for me to be able to show Aikman where Grandpa worked and the planes he worked on. I so wish he could have been there to see Aikman and how excited he was on the planes. We did have to laugh because they were playing music over the sound system before the show started and it was that classic rock, like what 102 The Bear plays and as soon as it started, Pippa began to dance in her stroller. My dad listened to that music ALL the time outside and it was so annoying to me! Lol. She sure liked it! Who would have thought my dad and daughter would have enjoyed the same crazy music. We got there early to beat the heat and I am glad we did. It was warm, but there was a nice breeze blowing and it wasn’t that hot dry wind either. It felt really good. We got to hear the National Anthem and see several parachutists (is that a word?) jump out of a plane. One man held the American flag and it looked so neat! We also stood along the gate to actually watch the planes up close and we saw the B-1’s take off. Man it was crazy! The sound, the sights, the crowd! The ground even vibrated. Aikman loved it! I covered Pippa’s ears but she never jumped or seemed scared. We then walked around more and saw more planes and then took Aikman to the children’s area to play in some air castles. We were so excited to eat out there, but the only real food booth we saw was Steak Express! We decided to just get a snow cone and go eat lunch somewhere. We were there a few hours and had a great time! I look forward to next year’s show!