Museum of Flight

We took a trip to the Museum of Flight a couple weeks ago, with our friends, the Axons. The kids loved seeing all of the planes, testing out the flight simulators, and sitting in the cockpit of some very cool planes, and of course, loved hanging out with Gabriel and Adrian.

Ryan and Caitlin piloting a retired Navy plane.

Caitlin riding in the Blue Angels flight simulator.

Ryan liked this Blue Angels plane much better than the real thing - much quieter!!

The highlight of the day - at least for me - was touring a brand-new Southwest jet. When we pulled into the parking lot, the 737 was parked in the parking lot and there was a bunch of people celebrating - complete with the Husky band and cheerleaders. When we got inside, we asked about what was going on and they explained that the plane was just delivered that morning and that it hadn't carried passengers yet. The plane was open for tours and then about an hour later, we watched it take off for Phoenix.

The kids thought it was pretty great because they love Southwest. Our good friend is a Southwest pilot, so whenever they see a Southwest plane (and we saw a ton of them taking off and landing in San Diego), they get very excited. They got to climb on the plane and check out the cockpit.

Ryan and Caitlin standing in front of one of the engines on the new jet.