Air Show 2011

Yesterday, we went to see an air show with the Blue Angels, sponsored by the U.S. military. It was an awesome display--one that I tried to take pictures of but the planes were going way too fast for my camera. We did have a good time, though. Asher loved the planes and the air displays and kept yelling, "hey! Fast!" The planes are actually quite loud when flying directly overhead, which scared him quite a bit, but after a minute or two, he was back to being excited.

Here's the thing that I thought was the greatest part of the day: right after we arrived, an explosion went off in the distant part of the air field, a sort of fake "bomb" that a plane had pretended to drop as it went by. Asher was a little stunned and he just turned around, practically jumping into my arms because he was afraid. That shouldn't be a big deal, except that a year ago, there would have been no effort to seek his Mom at all....he would have just cried because he didn't necessarily find me all that comforting either! It has taken Asher a long time to "get" that we're family. It was the sweetest thing for me when periodicallyduring the show, turned to me and said, "I'm scared." He's come such a long way, this little trooper of mine.

So, it was a great day in the sunshine, enjoying being part of a family and celebrating our freedom. I could not ask for more!