We hate sticking around this apartment if we don’t have to. We really don’t like it here very much. So, most weekends we try to find things to do that will get us out of here. Sometimes the things that get us out of here are the typical errands that families need to do all the time like shopping and … well, shopping. Allison did a little research on any events that might be taking place this weekend and she found a couple. She’s pretty darned good at that.
There’s a place that we’ve been to a couple of times called the Carolina Aviation Museum. Apparently Santa was supposed to climb out of a little airplane there and spend some time with kids.
It turns out that Santa had a back injury that kept him out of the plane, and Ben was too shy to talk to him, but Noah did. Even though Ben was too shy to talk to Santa, he sure wasn’t too shy to climb in his airplane
This place is pretty cool. It’s mostly built around the actual plane from US Airways Flight 1549. It’s a big hanger with the Airbus as the central exhibit and lots of other planes surrounding it. There are also a couple of larger historical planes parked outside the hanger on the tarmac. This is actually part of Charlotte International Airport so the museum is apparently constantly fighting with TSA to keep the outside display open. Not only did they have the usual displays and Santa, but they also had an area for the boys to color some little, crafty airplanes and to make a homemade compass. Fun was had by all.
After a few hours at the museum we made a necessary Sam’s Club run. With our wallets a bit lighter and the back of the car weighted down we headed back to the apartment. It would only be a short stay though … just long enough to drop off the perishables. We were hungry and there were more festivities to participate in.
We headed off to T-Bones on the Lake for dinner. We got seated at a table by the window. T-Bones has it’s own little marina, and the annual Lake Wylie boat parade was set to start at dark. Noah got to see Santa yet again, and Ben was too scared to talk to him … yet again. They were even giving away little stuffed animals, which was a nice touch.
The boat parade was pretty fun. Ben liked all of the lights on the boats, and Noah actually saw a couple of friends from school. We let him go off with them a couple of times. He’s growing up … which sucks … but is pretty cool too.
After the boat show we still weren’t quite ready to head home … Ice Cream! Our go to ice cream store is Bruster’s. They have bunches of flavors standard plus loads of seasonal flavors. When we first got there Noah was a little disappointed that they didn’t have the flavor he was looking forward to. He got over it pretty quickly though. Ben is never disappointed since his favorite, the only flavor he’ll eat as a matter of fact, is “bunilla”.
It was a fun day, but it was a long day. Everyone slept pretty well Saturday night.