Birthday Boy

Max turned 3 yesterday! Shelby made the bestest cake ever! Here is Shelby and Max putting together his Lightening McQueen scooter.

CRJ

We had an open house at our company. Families were invited to tour our hanger and check out some new airplanes. We were able to take a picture of Korri and Max sitting in the cockpit in one of the new planes we will now operate. Its Shelby's "office."

St. Lucia

We recently took advantage of our first paid vacation ever and went to St. Lucia. It's an island in the Southern Caribbean. Here is the view of the private beach from our room at Zamaca, the B&B that we stayed in. Shelby and Max were trying to climb the coconut tree. Here is a picture of Max and Shelby on one of the cannons left from the fort. We had a driver, Melvin, that took us around to all of the local places. We got to see ALL of the island. Not just the tourist spots. This is Korri and Max at the beach where the locals go. Max loved the boats.

Catching up a bit

We got Max his first pair of snow pants and jacket. In this picture he was all ready to go on a four-wheeler ride with daddy. Doesn't he look soo cute! Max was our little motocross racer for Halloween. It was a shock to actually have him wear his costume all night and not one tear! We took him trick-or-treating for the first time and he loved getting all of the candy. He was very disappointed when it was time to go home.

Braves vs. Astros

We had some time the other day so we went to the Braves, Astros baseball game. It was a lot of fun. Max did really well. I thought he'd get bored fast but he actually got into it. Every time a Braves' heavy hitter would step up to the plate they would blast some Indian song and the crowd would move their arms back and forth like a tomahawk. Max was right there with everybody cheering and moving his had back and forth. The game went 14 innings we left around the 12th. Having lived in both cities we figured that no matter who one..we'd win. I guess with that philosphy we lost too, right?

Korri and Max in front of The Braves Drum

Six Flags

Right now I'm on reserve which means that I fly a really crappy schedule and the airline can call me when they want. I have to be ready to fly within two hours of a phone call from the airline. Last month I flew a lot. There are days though when you wait for a phone call.

So here's what we have figured out:

There happens to be a Six Flags, within an 30 minutes of the airport. So rather than sitting around waiting a phone call...some of my pilot friends, Korri and I bought season passes to pass the time! We go to the park (with a uniform and travel bag in the car) and pass the day there. We've only gone a few times but it's a lot of fun. Here are videos (not ours) of some of the roller coasters there.

This is the fastest: This is the scariest: This one makes you a little sick: I didn't film any of these so it wasn't us screaming....but we did. Max has a good time too.