Photos of the Boys

Yesterday was a great cloudy day for photos. It's been a while since I just snapped away at the boys because things have just been hectic. I finally got some photos of Guy in a little 3-piece suit I found for him a long time ago - on a clearance rack - for $17 (love killer deals like that!).

 If only Cooper had been a little more cooperative. Poor boy with a bad rash and incessant teething . . .

Growing Up

This little boy is starting to feed himself. A little scary, right? He sure did love those black beans.

A Little Military Close-up

Doolittle's Raid was the first American strike on Japanese turf during WWII. It was made by 16 B-25s. There were 80 men that participated in this strike, and most of them made it back. The mission was to cause the Japanese to re-evaluate their power, and to boost American morale. It was a success on both fronts. You can read more about it here.

Every year, they have a reunion at WPAFB--now for the 5 men left that are left out of the 80. Each year, on reunion weekend,  they fly B-25s again. It's quite a sight - one that the boys and I were lucky enough to see (Rob was away--TDY). The airstrip they used is right across from Base Housing, so it was an easy view for us. After seeing them all take off they came back and did a couple flyovers, too. 

What a scene to witness. It got me a little choked up -- thinking of the many who have sacrificed for our country in so very many ways. I love this country, and I'm incredibly grateful for the freedoms we've been granted, and the men and families that sacrifice to sustain those divinely inspired freedoms.

Here are some of the photos I got from the afternoon.

The kids loved it. Guy talked about it for a few days after.

 This year there were 13 flying together - the most that have flown together since WWII.

 Maybe I should start trying to do Guy's hair every once in a while (at least for photos) . . .

Cooper liked the planes, but I think he liked his friend's food more (not surprising).