Airplane!

I have lived in this house for a little over 5 years now and never once during that time was I aware of the sound of airplanes flying overhead....until I had a two year old who apparently was born with a special gift of super-sonic hearing that allows him to hear planes at altitudes that normal people would never ever hear....from inside or outside the house. And Lord help us if we are inside, because then we must stop what we are doing immediately and go outside quickly to try to find the airplane high in the sky....way, way high...

As a result and trying to come up with new and fun activities appropriate for a 2 year old and 8 month old, I thought it would be fun to take the boys down to LAX for the sole purpose of watching the planes come and go a little closer than 20,000 feet+. Fortunately there are several places around that are good for that sort of thing so we grabbed a blanket, some snacks and our enthusiasm and spent a good couple of hours plane spotting.

This was sooooo your sort of thing and a huge hit. I see more trips to see airplanes in my future and definitely allowing a bit of extra time when picking up friends and family that come to visit to allow a little park time before they get here.

The big international planes were breathtakingly close...but so very cool...

Radley mostly liked playing with the Cheerios...

And apparently some non infant approved sharp pointy sticks...

You had soooo much fun...

And Yogurt Melts are always appreciated...

And a stroll around the small park in between landings...

Plane spotting is also very very exhausting work...