The Biggest Airplane In the World

We went to the Evergreen Aviation Museum over Spring Break. Apparently it was a winner because my kids are still saying “thank you” for it in their prayers.

We went on a little tour starting out with the Wright brothers.  I love those windows.  I wish I lived in one of those gigantic houses that backs up to my own personal forest or lake or something so I could have a twenty foot tall wall entirely composed of windows.  All that glorious sunshine. (This was the ONLY day of Spring Break it did not rain all day long.)

 

I love how shiny airplanes are, and the bright primary colors. 

I felt inspired to actually finish up the boys’ room and just cover it with airplanes. 

I think Djeryd will outgrow this in a matter of months, though.  On the other hand, Sean has not outgrown his fascination with airplanes.  Maybe it would be worth the investment.

I am highly tempted to plaster this sign over each of the kids’ doors.  Or at least put it on a t-shirt.

There was a lot of standing and listening, which no one does cuter than Anna.

However, I did not stand and listen, rebel that I am.  I had the perfect excuse of photography to wander at will.  I took a lot of pictures of uniforms, but was forced to delete most of them because I ran of room on my memory card (long story) before we got two steps inside the space museum (post coming soon).  I am trying to talk Djeryd into one of these for Halloween – I just think it would be fun to recreate.

I thought perhaps this little flag should be attached to my children somehow.

(Second family snapshot since Lu was born – how sad is that.)

There was a little hands-on area where the kids were able to learn about the science of flight.

The kids could sit in a cockpit and play a bunch of games using air to manipulate objects and forces of nature.  It was crazy.

The bright shining star of the museum is the Spruce Goose (in Anna’s prayer the other night she called it the Red Hawk – she knew it was two words and had something to do with a bird).

Seeing that thing was like being at Disneyland.  The picture above is a model that was used the The Aviator.  We saw still images of the scene it was green-screened into.  Movies are magic.

That little mannequin man is full size.  Can you believe how gigantic that cargo bay is?  The plane was designed to carry 750 troops to Europe.  Insane!

And that fact that that baby is entirely made of wood is phenomenal.  It is quite the sight to see.