Air show

Today we went to Nellis Air Force base here in Vegas to attend their annual airshow. It was cool. The plane's are just amazing. I love going, and checking them out.

Most exciting though, is watching them in action. I love the sound they make. I love the spectacular displays and amazing feats they're capable of.

The kids got to walk through, sit in and otherwise check out some of this incredible machinery.

This is one wierd looking plane. I think the sign said it's used for reconaissance missions.
I think it looks like a Beluga whale.

These were amazing. The pilots were retired and civilian pilots. They really put on a spectacular show. They would get so close to each other at points. Talk about exciting. It's incredible they can fly within like, 30 feet of each other. At those speeds, I would be SO out of control.

We wore the little guys out pretty quick.

This thing was amazing! (picture above and below) Don't ask me what it's called, I don't have a clue. It's ginormous!!! Look how heavy it looks. I think the announcer said it was 285,000 pounds or tons, or 185,000---anyway, it's massive! I was amazed it could even get off the ground. But the really cool thing about it is it's maneuverability. It can almost stop on a dime. This thing can do things other planes can't do. You'd think something that huge would need a lo-o-o-ng runway, but it doesn't. The announcer said it could parallel park! LOL. It was cool.

Justin was either not a fan of napping in the stroller, or the very loud jet engines.

This last shot on our way out. The winds really picked up in the afternoon and it got cold, so we called it a day.

I really enjoyed going and being able to interract with some of the wonderful men and women who serve our country. It was a nice way to wrap up a week that included Veterans Day.

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