Saturday's spontaneity

Nearly at the last minute Saturday morning, we all decided to go check out our community college's aviation department's open house. And what a great decision it turned out to be! Here is how we ended up spending our Saturday: We walked the boys out to a Cessna and HL was able to play with the yoke and see all the dials. AW, on the other hand, was too scared to get anywhere near that cockpit. He wouldn't even look at it, in fact. At the event, they were offering 20 minute Cessna rides for just $10. As Hubby and I had never been on a small plane before, we decided to give it a go. While I was terribly excited, I was just terrified to get on that plane. And Hubby downright refused right up to the very end, but then changed his mind. My parents bought us three tickets in the hope that HL would go, but he did not want to, so Papa went in his stead. The ride was absolutely incredible!! And not scary at all. Papa up front. A picture of our house from the air- can you find it? Hubby and I squished into the little back seat. Then, a miracle happened. As we were walking to our car, both of our boys suddenly decided that they did, indeed want to go up in a plane. We contemplated spending the money- we really can't afford it, but neither can we afford to let this opportunity slip away. It was such a beautiful day, and there was virtually no turbulence... Then, we were given one free ticket and that was the kicker. We bought more tickets so the boys could experience flight (neither of them had ever been on any plane before). HL with his official headset on. Looking a little trepidacious, but enjoying himself thoroughly. AW and Mommy in the newer, rather Jetsons-looking, Diamond Star plane. Neither of the boys showed any fear and both completely loved the flight! AW was excitedly pointing out things he saw; "there's the river!" " A farmer!" "Look at the cows!" Hubby said HL was rather serious, but loved every minute of it! What a grand day!