Friday, September 30, 2016

Evergreen Aviation Museum

This afternoon we headed down to McMinnville to visit the Evergreen Aviation Museum.
 
Sterling gave his thumbs up for the museum.  He squealed and pointed at all the airplanes the WHOLE time.
 Beckett liked the helicopters.
 There were lots of airplane seats around the museum to sit in.
 Marshall took it all in.
 Checking out the Cockpit
 Looking at the model of the Spruce Goose
 Early Flying Machines
 The boys were amazed by this.
 The Spruce Goose in the background.
 Inside the Spruce Goose
 The Spruce Goose- this was hard to get a good picture to show how big it really was!
 Pilot Sterling
 The kid area was super fun!
 They had a flight simulator.
 lots of riding airplanes,
 airplanes to play in,
 helicopters too!,
 and a WWII Battle Simulator.
 Heading off to Space
 They even had a carnival ride.
 The big boys flying high!
 Look at this rocket!
 Lunar Landing Craft
 SO FUN!
 More Helicopters
 Outside there was an airplane themed playground.
 Enjoying the Sun
 This made me laugh and have to take a picture.  With ALL the stuff around us (rides, giant airplanes, rockets, playground, tanks, etc.), what made these boys stop was a small worm wiggling along the ground.
 Lunde Boys
 An Amazing Facility
 Under a 747 Jumbo Jet
 WOW! The boys are under there somewhere.
 Just Sitting on a Tire
 The boys are growing up so fast, but seeing them next to giant planes still makes them seem small. 

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Zoo Day

Today we had a wonderful morning at the zoo with Auntie Tera, Cousin Mason and James.
 
Pierce was SUPER excited to go to the zoo because he had been saving up his allowance money for a zoo key. 
 Pierce ran around making sure to put his key into every information booth. 
Just Hanging Out in the Bald Eagle Nest
 Cousin hugs are the best!
 Marshall
 James
 Ride Em' Cowboy
 We got to see the new baby polar bear, Nora!
 Beckett brought along his new camera that Nana gave him.
 He took lots of pictures!
 Here are a few of his photos that he is using for a school writing project...
 Just wait!  These boys will be behind the wheel before we know it!
 Sterling had so much fun at the zoo. He had the biggest smile the whole time.
 The boys comparing their arm span with the condor's arm span.
Just a few flamingos hanging out...

Thanks for the zoo pass, Grandpa and Grandma!  We think of you each time we use it!!