Sunday, August 21, 2011

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIEL!!

For Dan's birthday we decided to take him to the Wings over the Rockies Museum of Air and Space. There were some really cool airplanes there. You'll see Riley and I in front of a Piper Cub, and the little airplane in the middle with Dan and Riley? I took that picture on purpose to give you scale--that airplane will actually seat 4 people! Amazing what airplanes can do these days. The museum is located in an old hangar from the remnants of the Lowry Airforce Base. So you'll also see some military planes including Riley casually leaning against a AIM 4 missile (if she only knew what it was!!!), the big long black guy in the photo is a B-1 Lancer capable of Mach 2+, bi-planes and so much more. President Eisenhower used the Lowry Air force Base as his "Summer White House" because his wife Mamie had family here, and he could hunt and fish to his heart's content. We all had a great time learning more about airplanes and the history of Lowry Field.

 


We worked up quite an appetite so we met Pam and Russ for dinner at IHOP. Nothing like breakfast for dinner--so yummy! From the look on Dan's face that day, I'd say he had a most fun birthday :) Happy Birthday Dan--we love you!
 

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