Joplin AirFest

Susan and I took Audrey to the AirFest yesterday. She still remembers going last year when she was just 2 years old. We couldn't go until Susan got off work at 2:00, so we missed the first 2 hours of the program. Audrey was less interested in the airplanes and more interested in the "kids' stuff" this year. I took her on the "Watermelon Slice" (the same one she rode a couple of weeks ago at the Festival of the Four States)--but first she wanted to ride in the small, closed-cage Ferris wheel. We had to wait for another kid to ride with her, since they had to have 2 per car. She chose the watermelon ride over the train, but the train was a nice photo. The other photo was a troop transport plane that the National Guard brought and let us walk through.

It was hot, but we had a popup shade tent. After the rides, we had time to eat a funnel cake, and then Audrey and I shared a watermelon flavor (her choice) tropical sno shaved ice. It was her first one ever, and mine too. Mmmmmm! (But $3.00 for some ice and a squirt of flavored sugar water. I need to get into that business.)

The show was over by 3:45, and we were the last ones on that part of the field because we had to finish our treat!