Friday

We headed to base on Friday evening for a night filled with fun! Wright Patterson had their annual tattoo, which, unlike what the idiots in J's office thought, had nothing to do with body art. It was a big festival, with lots of music, fly overs, and ended with fireworks. We met up with some friends early in the evening so the kids could enjoy the bounce houses before it got busy, then we found a spot on the lawn to watch the show and eat some pizza. Madeleine LOVED the fly over. She settled herself on my lap and quickly learned to cover her ears when a plane approached. Claire was fascinated at first, but then the appeal of playing chase took over. After the planes were finished, we let the kids do a few more bounce houses, then picked up a funnel cake and said good bye to our friends. We had been told that the traffic getting off base would be horrible after the fireworks ended, so we trooped back to the car to watch from there. I was so impressed that the girls stayed up as late as they did. The fireworks didn't start until after 10, and they were still going strong even after they ended. Sure enough, the traffic was horrible. Even with us leaving immediately after the fireworks, we still sat completely still in the parking lot for 45 minutes before we started moving. Next year, we'll plan differently.

And, of course, the battery on the camera died seconds after I turned it on, so we had to resort to a phone camera again....

Daddy and M coming down the huge slide. C was on the other side but was way too fast to catch her.

Fly over time