So, the air mattress wasn't the most popular thing on the trip .... hard to notice it, but BOTH kids are off the mattress ... Isaac is on the floor closest to the front door of the tent, and Elliot is right beside my mattress on the hard ground ....
This kid ..... just so much fun ....
We met Charlene and her girls at the Comox Air museum around 11 .... here is Isaac and Elliot working the phone system .. they both wanted to know if great grandma worked one of these ...and I wasn't sure .... Maybe Jenny would know.
Airforce Isaac ....
And Elliot, wanting to do what Isaac is doing, put the helmet on too, but it got stuck on his head. I wasn't fast enough with the camera, but the volunteer had to do some pretty quick work to get the helmet off Elliots head ... it was pretty hilarious.
My grand dad made a propeller like this into a sweet wall clock that now is displayed proudly in our livingroom!!
Isn't this crew adorable??
Here is Elliot being shown how to work an actual Flight Simulator .... it is a little 'dumbed down' for civilian use, but it was pretty realistic and he had this actual pilot showing him all the moves ....
They all took a turn ....
It was SO hot, like 30 degrees, so we headed to Puntledge Park for a swim. There was a warning posted about high bacteria counts .... we just told the kids not to get any water in their mouths!
I wasn't sure if it was the heat, or what, but I was feeling so nauseous with a headache while we were at the river ... Charlene found me some advil and they kicked in about an hour later, but it was rough going for awhile there!!
Little bit of thrifting on the way back to our campsite! Their first introduction to Value Village ....
I wasn't hungry, but both boys just wanted whitespot, so the local gas station had one inside .. lol, so we had a classy dinner there...outside in their parking lot...in 30 degree heat.
The boys did well helping me set up the tent ... they are so easy to take anywhere ...
Well, almost anywhere -- here is Isaac digging the lock out of the firepit .. he hid the lock that would have locked the power box at our site ...
New $6 sweatshirt ....
Elliot meeting all the local wildlife .... lots of bunnies around!!
We were all pretty tuckered out by 8pm, so we borrowed ET from the office and they watched a movie in the tent while I sat outside.
My alone time didn't last too long as the boys came looking for me ... first Isaac ...
And then Elliot!!
Such a beautiful night!!!
Waking up the next morning ....
Sweet brothers ....
They tore the campsite down like pros....
Same weekend ... 6 years apart!! Funny how we chose this weekend 6 year ago to go camping on Gabriola with Kim!!
