Over 100 years of flight

We have enjoyed getting to know our new home including some of the surrounding areas. A few weeks ago, we traveled to Kitty Hawk, the Birthplace of Flight, so that we could see the first place that man flew. It was really neat to see where it all began, and especially amazing to think that their first successful flights were only a little over 100 years ago. Think of all that has happened in that short amount of time!

In front of an exact replica of the 1903 Wright Flyer.

Looking out to Big Kill Devil Hill. This field of grass used to be sand and the hill used to be 450 feet closer!

The boulder marks the start of each of the first successful flights made in 1903. You can see the markers showing the distance of each of the flights.

The memorial to the Wright Brothers on top of Kill Devil Hill.

Today we went to the NAS Oceana Air Show in Virginia Beach and had a great time watching the accomplishments of modern day flight.  Again, it's amazing to think of how far we have come in 100 years! On a side note, we were extremely proud of our girl, who not only lasted for several hours, but actually enjoyed the air show. She wasn't even concerned with the loud sounds of jets going by. She was only bothered by our hands covering her ears!

Leah and Daddy checking out one of the planes on the ground. Can you see the parachute in the background?

Leah on the wing, you can kind of tell how windy it was today.

The Black Diamond Jet Team coming in over the Blue Angels. (Notice the mullet in the foreground...classy!)

The Black Diamond Jet Team is a civilian team made up of 4 L-39s and 2 Mig-17s.

The 4 L-39s doing a loop in formation.

The Air Force Heritage Flight, made up of an F-4 and an F-16. They were both very loud and very fast!