This weekend we headed east to spend some time in Michigan. It was good timing because we were due for some time with the grandparents and cousins. We got up Friday and left to make the drive, arriving in time for lunch and some of grandpa's yummy cooking. The girls were a bit hesitant around Alex and Murphy (the dogs) initially but by the time we left even Sawyer told us she likes Murphy now...which was a long time coming. We got a quick visit in with our friends Ryan and Lisa, though may have turned them off to children due to some whiny, tired kids and then Mark and I headed off to Ann Arbor to celebrate a friend's recent wedding. Party was lots of fun despite my only knowing Mark, Ann, Ted, and the groom. The next day we went off to see Grandpa's plane. Charlie was going to go for a ride, and when Sawyer heard she said she'd like to go too. I thought she'd be too scared to go, but off we went to the "airport" anyway. I put that in quotes because this is not your typical flying experience. Here is Grandpa's plane - a two-seater (one person in front/one in back), and the airport is a grass field. While Sawyer has flown several commercial flights this was her first REAL flying experience...she even got a certificate from Grandpa that she's in some official log book.
Sawyer's first flight was with Charlie and Grandpa. Charlie and her sat in the back with headsets on so they could talk to each other. She was completely excited, waved the whole time, and just seemed to love it. They even buzzed us a bit on one of their fly-bys and we could see more smiles/waves. Isla loved to point out the plane on the ground, in the air, etc. but generally preferred to stay on the ground. I don't anticipate she'll be ready for flight any time soon though she enjoyed hanging out. Clearly I was the only one freaking out - my heart was beating a mile a minute when they pulled away.
Sawyer asked Grandpa to take her a second time, and so she went with Daddy this time, and got to sit in the front this time. Mark said she had a great time. She loved pointing at the boats and waving to the people, she played I-Spy with him, they talked on the headsets, and she even stuck her hand/arm out the window. A big thank you to Grandpa for giving her such a wonderful memory - she's already talking about going back up when we come visit in November.
Just before take-off on the second trip...
A little bit more of the plane visible here...
I didn't have my camera, so phone shots will have to do. We rounded out the weekend by heading over to Howell to visit Chad, Jenny and the girls. After some initial shyness, Sawyer became pretty fast friends with Lydia and Elsie when they showed her all their toys and dress-up clothes. We came back to Manchester in the morning to meet Grandma and Grandpa and Maggie for breakfast before heading back to Chicago and an afternoon of rain storms.
And now...hoping it works - a video just before takeoff:
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