Retired ~~ Foot-Loose, Fancy-Free, and Flying High!

I kept Jaden today as has been my custom all school year. And now Richard is retired and home to enjoy the fun, so I should say "we" kept Jaden today. We were eating breakfast with Jaden at 7:30 when I got the hair-brained idea that we take Jaden out to NAS to see the Blue Angels practice at 8:30. We finished eating, got ready, and took off. Jaden put my visor on while riding in the car and we got a chuckle out of the new way of wearing it.


It was a fun morning out there ~~ sunny but with a deliciously cool breeze. They had a lot of old planes and helicopters out there on display. Jaden and Grandpa were able to walk through the Blue Angel's "Fat Albert" plane so that thrilled Jaden.

The BLUES put on a spectacular show as they practiced and there was a huge crowd of folks out there. We took our camper-chairs-in-a-bag and had front-row seats along the flight-line. Jaden loved the BLUES. He stayed interested the entire time and watched them intently. The noise didn't bother him so that was great.

At the conclusion of every practice, they have all of the children in attendance come out on the flight-line to wave American flags that they hand out. Jaden had fun doing that. Some of my pics and videos are posted here as a memorial of our impromptu fun on a retired day with Jaden in tow.

The Blue Angels ~~ Flying High in the Sky This Morning...

Psalm 37:4~~~ Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Sometimes you just have to do fun things with a teenage missionary guest and a teenage grandson who are staying at your house. This morning, it was my fun privilege to take Joel Schuler and my grandson Jarrett out to the Naval Air Station to watch the Blue Angels practice. The Blues do this a couple of times per week and it is so much FREE fun to go out and watch. Their practice lasts for 45 minutes and is pure exhilaration the entire time. After their practice, we made our way to the Museum where the six Blue Angel pilots assemble to sign autographs after their flight time. Joel (age 16 ~~ pictured below) has aspirations to be a missionary pilot so he was especially awed and inspired by the BLUES today. I am going to remember Joel in prayer as he has one more year of high school and then will be pursuing his desire to serve the Lord in missions aviation. As for me? I love the Blue Angels and consider it a privilege to see them any time that I can ~~ just 20 minutes from our front door. WOW!!!